FROM THE LIBRARY OF !EV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY THE PSALMS AND HYMNS, AV ITU T H K DOCTRINAL STANDARDS LITHE G Y, ^Uformeft Protestant fntr| C|nrr|j IN NORTH AMERICA. Lkt the word of Christ dwell in you richly in am. wisdom, teachinu and admonishlno one another in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Sonos, singin« with grace in your hearts unto the lord. col. 3 i 16. NEW YORK: k x\\ BOARD OF PUBLICATION OF TBI REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH, SYNOD'S ROOMS, 61 FRANKLIN STREET. I860. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 15,c>9, by REV. THOMAS C. STRONG, On behalf of the Board of Publication of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. FIRST KEVIsED EDITION. HOS FOR D * CO., STATIONERS AND PRINTERS, 57 and 69 William St., H. Y. BRIE F N O T I C E 0 K T II K Psalms and Hymns ubsd by the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church. It lias ever been ft principle of the Church that no Psalms nor Hymns may be publicly sung in the Reformed Protestant Dutch Churches, but such as are approved and recommended by the General Synod. Previously to the American Revolution, the psalmody of the Church embraced only the Psalms in the Dutch language, usually bound up in the Bibles then in common use. The version approved l>v the Synod was that of Duthenus. In addition to this, the new rerflion of Psalms and Hymns compiled and adopted in the Nether- lands, in the year 1773, was subsequently approved. After the period of the American Revolution, when it was found necessary to introduce English singing, the Rev. Dr. Livingston compiled a book of Psalms and Hymns in the English language, which was published, with the express approbation and recommendation of the General Synod, in the year 1789. This book continued in use in the churches until the year 18T2, when, at the Instance of the Chassis of New York, the Particular Synod of New York referred the subject rela- tive to the revision of the Psalms and Hymns then in use, to the General Synod. The reference was favorably entertained by the Synod, and they requested the Rev. Professor Livingston to make the selection of Psalms and Hymns, agreeably to the views then expressed, and appointed a committee to whom the same should be submitted for their examination and approval. At the session of the Synod, held in October, 1S13, this committee reported in favour of the selection, and the Synod accordingly adopted it, entered upon their records a minute highly complimentary to the distinguished compiler, and made the necessary arrangements for its publication and introduction into the public worship of the churches. In the year 1S30, the General Synod deemed it expedient that an additional number of Hymns should be added to those contained in the book then in use, and accordingly a committee was appointed to make a selection, on a variety of subjects, with a view to constitute a second book of Hymns. At the next session of the Synod, this [•} 4: BRIEF NOTICE. committee reported a selection of one hundred and seventy-two additional Hymns, which were approved, ordered to be published as a second book of Hymns, and authorized to be used in all the churches. At the instance of the General Synod's Sabbath School Board, a committee was appointed at the meeting of the Synod, in June 1842, to compile a book for the use of the Sabbath Schools or the Church. The selection as reported by the committee, embraced many Hymns suitable for social as well as Sabbath School worship. It was approved by the Synod, in the year 1843, and ordered to be published, under the title of the "Social and Sabbath School Hymn Book." The Board of Sabbath School Union being about to publish a second edition of this book, requested, in the year 1845, that the Synod would furnish an additional number of Hymns for the purpose of filling up certain blank pages on the last sheet of the work. On considering this request, the Synod resolved, in view of the fact that the Hymns now authorized to be used by the churches were comprised in three separate books, and that still additional Hymns on certain subjects were needed, to refer the whole subject of the Hymn Book to a committee, to consider the importance of a new arrangement, and with instructions to report such new Hymns as would make the collection more complete. At the meeting of the General Synod in June, 1846, this committee presented their report recommending such new arrangement, and at the same time submitting a selection of Hymns on a variety of subjects, to the number of three hundred and forty-two. The Hymns thus submitted were approved by the Synod, and the com- mittee were authorized to complete the work, and prepare the whole for publication as speedily as convenient. The Board of Direction were also empowered to carry out the necessary arrange- ments for printing the same. All this has been done, and the pres- ent work is the result of such action. The book thus completed will compare favorably with the various selections used by the several denominations of Christians in our land, and it is fervently hoped will prove a happy auxiliary in promoting the devotions, public, social, and private, of the members of our Church. THOMAS 11 STRONG, Stated Clerk of General Synod. New York, June, 1847. In June, 1858, the General Synod resolved, "That the future issuing of our Psalmody be committed to the Board of Publica- tion." The Board accordingly, having carefully revised the book, now send it forth in an improved form. New York, October, 1859. INDEX OF SUBJECTS THK PSALMS AND THE HYMNS Aaron. IN. 99. II 85, 123. Abba Fatter. li. 806. 312, 325, 832, 487. Abraham, Covenant with. H. 51 6-51 S. Faith of. 4<>0. Rejoicing in Christ. H. 112. A, -tirit'i, Christian. 11.415,416,424. Adam. First and Second. Ps. 8. II.1S5. Fall of. II. 174 Adoption. If. 881, 882, 4*7-489. Affliction. Ps. 77, 108. 148. Hope i„. Pa. 12, 28, 42. H. 350, 377. Prafee In. IN. 108. II. 361. Sanctified. IN. 119 (14-18). 11.363, j 1 Benl from God. Ps. 125. H. 176, 17S, 08,440. Submission in. II. 362, 377, 3S0, 884, 484. 488. the. IN. 71, 92. II. 666,667. /'/■a >/<>,-. H. 586. Alarming. ' Pa. 8. 86. II. 186-199. H. 60S \ Adore Christ Ps. 97, 887. Mini.-t.ri.nr. IN 84,01. H. 147. Bong of. H. 114. Welcome dying believers. II. 733. Anger. II. 829. 280. Apostiee' Creed. H. 698. Armour, Christian. H. 419, 421. Ashamed of Christ, Not. 1L 56, 803, 8 IT, 426, 641. A Muramce of Faith. II. 171, 312, 329. Atheism, IN. 14,86, 68, Atonement IN. 22, 69. H. 61, 88, 118- 188. Necessity of. Ps. 40, 51. H. S4, 106, 121. Attributes. Set- Oaa. Autumn. See Reasons. Backxlidina, Deplored. Ps. 51, S5. H.' 878. Recovery from. II. 370-872, 616. Baptism. H. 514-520. Prayer for baptized children. 422-424. 7>Y i n'i u g the < VoM. H. 301 , 303, 8 1 2. '■*, Blessedness of. IN. 88. II. 825, 886. Clinging to Christ. H. 345, 841 880, 4 4.".. Dying. See Death. Duties of. Ps. 15. H. 887-397. Longing after God. Ps. 42, 6S. 73. H. 892. Morning for Sin. IT. 855-300, 364- 366, 36S, 369. PDgrimfl. II. 344, 352, 462-464. Rejoicing, 337-342. Safety of. See Chunh. Onion of, with Christ. II. 62, 327, 328. Unity of. II. 898,400-408. Benevolence. See Charity. Bereavement Bee Death. Bi>>te, Compared with Nature. Ps. 19, 119. 11.24. Love of. IN. 119. Study of. IN. 119. H. 23. Value of. H. 18-22. Birth da>/. 11.6*7,688. Book of Life. II. 16*, 188. Brotherly' Love. Ps. 133, 141. 11.231, 399 Burial Anthem. II. 747, 74*. Calrary. H. 694. Caution, Christian. 11.429. ( liarity, Christian. II. 451-157. To the poor. Ps. 15, 37, 41, 112. To the young. 458-459. Chaetieemt nt. S<-e Affliction. Children, a blearing. Pa. 127, 123. Beauty of piety in. II. 663. Death of. See Death. Exhorted. Ps. 34, 78, 119. II. 195, 247, 659,661,662,664. PraMng God. Ps. S. Prayed for. H. 221-22*. Becking Guidance. H. 668, 607. Christ, Advent of. Ps. 96, 97,93. If. 109- 117. Advocate. II. 132, 185, 186, 47*. All-Sufficiency of. IN. 16. H. 69, 00, 64, 1 94 260. Ascension of. Ps. 24, 47, 6S. II. 139, 142. Atonement of. See Atonement. Birth of. BetAdnent Bread of Life. H. 534. Captain of Salvation. IT. 120. Compassion of. See Sympathy. Cross of. See Cross. Covenant with. Ps. 89. Day Star. II. 79. Deity of. Ps. 86, 102. IT. 7: 7-. Eternal Son. IN. 2, 110. 11.74. F.<|ual with the Father. II. 76. Everdiving. H. 186. 187. Exaltation of. Ps. 2. *, 21, 22. 72, 110. H. 141-145, 147. ■ INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Example. Ps. 109. H. 395, 411. Excellency of. Ps. 45, 71. H. 5S-60 64-70, 76. Faithfulness of. H. 77, 141. Forerunner. H.' 140. Foundation. Ps. 118. H. 333. Fountain. H. S9-, 245, 252, 263, 577. Friend. H. 102, 103, 671. Fullness of. H. 64, 260. Gift of God. H. 96. Head. H. 62. Hiding Place. H. 98, 100, 347. High Priest. Ps. 110. H. 85-88, 128. Immanuel. H. 61, 72, 78, 78. Incarnation of. H. 61, 107, 117. Intercessor. H. 86-88, 136, 300. Judge. Ps.' 50, 97, 149.' H. 143-150, 755. | Com , Communion of Saints. Ps. 16, 106, 133. H. 400-403. Confession, of Christ, H. 56, 303, 312, 317, 318, 535, 541, 472, 473, 699. Of Sin. Ps. 32, 38, 51, 130. H. 12, 270, 271, 284. Conflict, Christian. H. 365, 421, 424, 425. Conformity to Christ. H. 395, 411. Conscience. Ps. 32, 38, 51, 119. Consecration, Self. Ps. 116,119. 11.807, 318, 323, 535, 099. Of Children. H. 223-228, 512, 519. Consistency, Christian. 412, 428. Consolation. H. 435, 439, 741. Contentment. Ps. 131. H. 233, 433, 440, 441,448. King. Ps. 45, 47, 72, 110, 132. H. 47, 54, 138, 139, 557, 587, 787. Lamb. H. 51, 82-84. Light, H. 287, 572, 619. Lord of Angels. H. 147. Love of. Ps. 35, 109. H. 63, 165, 342, 393 533 Mediator. ' Ps. 89. H. 61, 105. Meekness of. Ps. 109. H. 95. Mission of. H. 52, 108, 115. Name of. H. 61, 65, 67, 93, 94, 97. Offices of. H. 80, 81. Peace. H. 104. Physician. H. 92, 184. Pilot. H. 671. Praise to. See Praise. Prince of Peace. H. 115, 558. Prophet. H. 80, 81. Preciousness of. H. 57, 58, 70, 94. Refuge. H. 324, 347. Reign of. See King. Resurrection of. Ps. 22, US. H. 133-135. Righteousness. Ps. 71. H. 97, 329,385. Rock. Ps. IIS. H. 100. Root of David. H. 78. Saviour. Ps. 71, 85. H. 94, 106. Second Adam. Ps. 8. Second coming of. Ps. 96, 97. H. 148- 150, 756, 759, 763, 766. Shepherd. Ps. 23, 119. H. 101, 371. Substitute. H. 128. Sufferings of. Ps. 22, 69, 110. H. 118, 119,122-127,131,132. Sun. Ps. 19. H. 79, 96. Sympathy of. H. 88, 345. Truth. H. 91. Way. H. 91. Union to. See Believers. Christians. See Believers. Christian Life. H. 411, 412, 428, 447, 464. Church. 11.467. Beauty of. Ps. 45, 4S, 87. H. 468, 552. Beloved of God. Ps. 87, 108, 135. Garden of God. Ps. 92. H. 469. Love for the. Ps. 137. Organization of a. H. 474. Pleading under desertion. Ps. 70, SO. Pleading under persecution. Ps. 42, 83. Privileges of. Ps. 132. Safety of. Ps. 46, 76, 102, 125, 135, 149. H. 468, 602. Uniting with. H. 311, 81 S, 471, 472, 535, 544. Comfort sought. Ps. 27, 94, 119. Coming to Christ. II. 111,244-247,252, 257, 260, 263, 264, 269, 270, 274, 276, 279, 285. 324. 477. Ps. 110, H. 308, 322. Joy of. Ps. 126. H. 296, 297. Conviction of Sin. H. 203-205, 207, 268, 273, 289. Covenant of Grace. Ps. 89, 106. II. 544. Creation, Ps. 38, 104, 136, 148. H. 8. 34, 35, 173. Cross. H. 123, 124, 144, 282, 304. Glorying in. H. 130, 131, 545. Bearing. H. 301. 303, 312. Crucifixion. Ps. 22, 69. H. 123, 129. Crown of life. H. 424, 426, 427, 445, 732. Darkness, Spiritual. Ps. 42, 88. H. 356, 357, 364, 392. Removed. H. 306, 360, 361 , 374. Death, Disarmed. Ps. 31, 71, 89. Gain. H. 727, 732, 736, 744. General. Ps. 49, 90. H. 703-707, 710- 713. Of Infants. H. 720-726. Of a Pastor. H. 717-719. Of Saints. H. 727-748. Of a Sister. H. 749. Of Youth. H. 664, 722. Sleeping in Jesus. H. 750. Decrees. H. 168-172. Dedication, Self. See Consecration. Of a Church. See Sanctuary. Delay. Ps. 95. H. 192, 194-196, 254, 256, 259 268 Delight in God. Ps. 18, 63, 73, S4. Deliverance, from Death. Ps. 31, US. From Distress. Ps. 18, 81, 34, 126. From Evil Company. H. 314. From Temptation. Ps. 3, 12, 18. Despondency, Rebuked. H. 351, 366, 376, 381. Diligence, Urged. H. 415, 416. Doubts and Fears. Ps. 3, 31. H. 396, 422. Early Piety. Vs. S, 34, 78. H. 658-664. Education', Religious. Ps. 84, 7S. II. 458, 459. Egypt's Plagues. Ps. 105. Election, H. 45, 16S-172, 310, .381, 333, 385, 499. Enemies, Prayed for. Ps. 35, 109. Eternity, 707-710, 644, 76S. Evening. Ps. 4, 139, 141. H. 639-642. Saturday. 643. Example. H. 411, 412, 423. Of Christ. See Christ. Fait!,. Ps. 32. Conflicts of. II. 353, 367, 465. Gift of God. 11.404. Life of. H. 334. INHIX OF SUBJECTS. Not meritorious. IT. 406. Power of. ft 407, 409, Prayed tor. ft IS, 278, 885, Summary of. ft 698. Triumph of. ft 171. Family, Government. Pa. 101. H. 209, 460. Happy, in. 188, ft 888. Parting. 11. 634. Worship. Pa. 101, lis, 141. ft 641, 818, 888. /',// < iM ri to Missionaries, ft 561, 599. • Fast J>,u/, for Kevival. ft Oil, 620. For War. Ps. 60. ft 67'-', 07:3. JFaor, Holy. p. 119. Forerunner. See Christ. Forgiveness. Ps. 88. II. 250. Praise for. Ps. 108. Prayer for. Ps. 25,51, 180. II. 285, 270, 4i>7. Forsaking all for Christ. H. 312. Foundation. Firm. H. 383. Fountain. See (Vwist. Frii nds, Parting of. H. 634, 685. Reunion of. ft 6-9. Funeral. See Burial and Death. Gethsemane. II. 118,118; GiUad, Halm of. 11. 882. God, All in all. Ps. 127. H. 298. Almighty. 11.27, 81. All-seeing. P. 189. ft 30. All-sufficient. P. 18. Confidence in. H. 34% 349, 867, 410, | 413. Eternity of. Ps. 90,93. H. 33. Faithfulness of. Ps. 88, 1l-783. Home of Relievers, ft 501, 779. Rest in. ft 879, 771, 774. Saints in. ft 777, 778, 7-2,785. Worship of. ft T->7, 73S. Heavenly Mindedness. H. 443, 444,446. Hezekiah, Song or. H. 692. Hell. Ps. 9. £5, 36, 51. U. 186, 189, 708- 712, 762. Hiding Place. See Christ. Holiness, Christians elected to. H. 172. Hosanna. H. 115, 548, 628, 637. Holy Spirit. Comforter. H. 155, 157, 162, 163. Given. Ps. 63. H. 167. Grieving the. H. 254. Illumination by. H. 151-1T4. Praise for. H. 154. Prayer for. Ps. 51. H. 15, 151, 167, 615, 621-623, 4S8. Witness of. H. 156-157, 163. Home. See Family and Heaven. Hope. H. 850, 3.M. Humility. Ps. 32, 131. Hypocrites, warned. Ps. 50. Idolatry. Ps. 16, 115, 135. H. 208, 209. Jmmanuel. See Christ. Imputation of Christ's righteousness. Ps. 72. H. 97, 120, 127, bX8. 499. Inability, Sinner's, ft 1M, 18.% 200, 205. Incarnation. See Christ. Inconstancy. Ps. 106. ft 369, 375. Infants. See Baptism and Death. Ingratitude. Ps. 7$. H. 161,267, 868. Inspiration. Ps. 19. ft 20. Intercession. See Christ. Invitations. See Gospel. Israel. See Jens. The Christian, ft 464. Invocations. H. 7-9, 118, 160-162. Jehovah. See God. Jesus. See Christ. Jeics. Prayer for. H. 493, 601-609, S37. Joy. H. 387-342. Over conversion. IN .120. H. 296, 297. Joshua, the Christian, ft I6fl Jubilee. H. 2 42, 266, 662, •''.''. Judgment, Final. Ps. 50, 149. II. 755- 766. Christ coming to. Ps. 98. ft 1 ! Justice and Equity. IN. 15. I1. 449. Justification. Ps. 32, 180. 1!. 329, 206, Kingdom of God, Prayer for its coming. II. 491, 492, 553, 555, 559, .'66, 57-. 587, 888, 590. Progress of. H. 5M , 668. 668, 675. Universality of. IN. 2, 72. 68, 96. H. 494, 550, 5", 562. 687, Knocking at the Door, ft 24-. 205. Knoicledge, sought. Ps. 19, 119. Alone, is vain. H. 887, INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Labourer*, Prayer for. H. 554. Lamb. See Christ, Latter Day Glory. H. 556, 575, ,"91. Laic of God. H. 23, Ml, MS. Its spirituality. H. 203. Its use. H. 204, 205, 207. First Command. Ps. 53, 135. H. 205. Second " Ps. 115. II. 209. Third " Ps. 15. H. 210-212. Fourth " Ps. 5, 6S, 92. US. H. 213, 818, 63$. Fifth, " Ps. 101. H. 219-22-. 232. Sixth, " Ps. 35, 109. H. 229-232. Seventh, " H. 233, 234, 6S2, 6?3. Eighth, " H. 235, 236, 449. Ninth, " Ps. 12, 39. H. 237, 41$. Tenth, " H. 203, 204, 288*239, 44$. life. Christian. See Christian. Object of. H. 702, 707, 710. Short. Ps. 39, 89, 90, 144. H. 700-704. Uncertain. H. 194-196, 199. Longing after God. See Believers. Lord's BaY Ps. 92. H. 21$. Dav of Christ's Resurrection. Ps. US. Delight in. H. 213-215. Evening. H. 218, 27$. Morning. Ps. 5, 63. H. 216. Type of Heaven. H. 213-215. Lord's Supper, Instituted. H. 521. Invitation to. H. 52S-531. Joy in. H. 472, 523, 524, 539, 542-545. Preparation for. H. 525-530. Prayer at. H. 535-537. Thanks for. H. 546-54$. Love, Christ's. See Christ. God's. See God. Of Brethren. See Brotherly Love. To God. H. 887. 3$$. 391. To Christ. H. 52-54. 57-61, 63, 66-71, 95, 309. 3$9, 390. Christian. H. 39$, 400-403. To Creature, dangerous. H. 299,302, 397. Loving Kindne**, Christ's. H. 41. Looking to Christ. II. 300, 366. Magistrate*. Ps. 5$. 182, 101. H. 220. Man, Created in God's Image. Ps. 189. H. 174. Fallen. See Sin. Frail. See Life. Insignificant. " Ps. S, 89, S9, 144. Mariner*. Ps. 1"7. H. 66$-671. Marriage. Ps. 12$. H. 232, 6$2, 6$3. Mary, Song of. H. 698. Mediator. See Christ. Meditation . Ps. 63, 119. H. 442, 430,460. 461. MeeJtne**. Ps. 35, 109. 120. H. 230. Melancholy. See Darkness and De- spondency. Melchizedec. Ps. 110. H. $5. Mercy. See God. Mercies, Praise for. Ps. 6$, 103, 136, 139. Merit, disclaimed. Ps. 16, 119 (7) H. 326. Mercy Seat. H. 477, 4$3. Miracle of Grace. See Grace. Miracle*, in Wilderness. Ps. 106. 107. 114. Millennium. H. 494, 579. See Mis- tionary Cause. Ministry, Commission of. H. 503. Consecration to. H. 512. Death of. H. 717-719. Installation and Ordination of. Ps. 132. H. 508, all. Prayer for. H. R04, 506, 509, 510. Praise for. H. 503, 507. | Missionaries, Call for. H. 56$, 574, 593, 594. Charge to. H. 561, 595-599. Departure of. H. 595. 596, 600. Mi tionary Cause. H. 490-495, 549-609. See Gospel, Success of, and Christ, a King. Morning. Ps. 3, 1:34. H. 634-637. Mountains, The Three. H. 694. Mo***, Song of. H. 55. Death of. H. 730, 734. Xational, Occasions. H. 672—691. Mercies. Ps. 18, 75. 126, 144. Pa. Kature, compared with Scripture 19, 119. ( 4 | jYeedful. One Thing. H. 196. 19$. Mew Birth. Ps. 51. 11.151-153,200,275. j Xeic Song. H. 55. 77-. \ Mew Year. H. 645-049. j Xight, Songs in. Ps. 126. H. 361. I Oath. H. 211. | Onicard. H. 840, 410. Orphayis. Ps. 27. li. 456. One thing needful. H. 196, 195. Pardon. See Forgiveness. Parental anxiety. H. 221. 22$. Duty. Ps. 101. H. 225. 406. Parting of Friends. H. 683. Pastor, Choice of. H. 506. Sickness of. H. 716. I Death of. H. 717-719. See Ministry. • Peace, Christian. H. 104, 3>6. Desired. Ps. 120. National. H. 677, 679, 6S0. Perjury. H. 312. Perseverance. Ps. 188. H. 333, 432. Pestilence. Ps. 91. H. 675. Pilgrims. See Believer*. Pisgah. H. 734. 770, 773. Pleasure. Vanity of. Ps. 40. H. 299, 397. Poor. See Charity. | Portion, God our. P. 73. H. 42. I Praise, to God. Ps. -, 9, 1$. 19, 21. 29, 34, 4$, 57, 63, 0-5-6-. 71, 72. 75. 84, 92. 95-100, 108-108, 111, 113, 117. 126, 134-136, 13$. 144-:5<:>. H. 1-17. 25- 38, 169, 173, 175, 4s9, 490, 67>-6m>, 6>9. ■ To Christ. Ps. 40, 45. 47, 6$, 69. 71, 72, 80, S5, S9, 96-9 >. 110, 117, 11$. H. 51-71, 7$-$l, $6, 95, 107, 117. 13S, 7$7, 7>-. To the Spirit. H. 151, 152, 154, 167. To the Trinity. H. 46-50. Prayer. Encouragement to. Ps. 4. 34, 65, 66, 102. H. 477. 690. Exhortation to. H. 4S1. Importunitv in. Ps. 119 (19V H. 4$5. The Lord's. H. 4-6-500. Nature of. H. 479. Secret. H. 430. 46". 4S3. And watchfulness. H. 422. 426, 431. Predestination. 11. 16<-172. 835. Presence of God, sought. H. 13. Preserver, God oar. Ps. 10, 13$. H. 1-1,333. I Priest. See Christ a Priest. INDEX OF 8UBJKCTS. Pride, 1*191. IT. 42- , - r* of I/ope, ft Prodigal Reclaimed H. 898. 316. Hon of Faith. Bee Uniting wit* ( ItUrch. i, i. Ps. 119 (5). H Pleaded. Pa. 119(10, 90). h. ■:■ 979. iv », 60, 104, 186, 196, i4T. H. 175-189. Confidence In. Ps. 30, 146. H. IT8, 179-189. Mysteries at Pa. 73. II. 177, 178. Christian. 11.417.423. /. See Sick Rain. Pa 66, 195, 147. /.'. faming Lote. ft 849. See Christ. Redemption. See Atonement. God and Christ, eration. See .ATew Birth. Rejoii ing. See ./<>//. A'c/ntm France of < hrist, enjoined. H. 47:;. 589. XejM ii/.in. •. . Ps. 32, 88, 51. H. 190, 267, 981-986, 988, 295. ition. Pa 89, 199, 191. H. 180, 184, 194-441.197. light H. 949, In Crave. H. 797. 798, 746, 747 In Heaven. St • H Promised Pa. 9ft. ft 946 . of Christ. See Christ. Of Christians. Pa. 16, 17, 49, 71. ft 751-754 General H. 794, 799. Retirement. II. 490, 461. L'. oivals, enjoyed Pa. 85. 109. II. 626, Sought. Pa. 70, B0. ft 610-695. Revolution, American. Pa. 18. n. 651. . anity of. Pa. 49. ft 236. Righteousne**. See Christ Rock. See Christ ■t',. See Lord's Day. Sacraments. H. 518, 515 S.irrinc,. of Christ Ps. 40, 69. II. 62-S5, 1 06. Sailor*. See Mariners, Saints. See Relit Salvation, hv grace. Ps. S5. H. 809,310, 919-991. Joyful sound of. H. 951, 550. Not hv works, ft 909, 907, 997. Samuel. Ps. 99. H. 99T. Sanctijtcation^ prayed for. Ps. 119 (II, 16). ft 958, 995. 36s. t99. Sanctuary, Attendance upon. Ps. 92. II. 7-17. Dedication of. ft 627. 998, 630-633. God present in. Pa s4. 87, 199. Invitation to. Ps. 95. 150. ft 475, 919. Love to. Ps. -27, 48, 59, 99, 84, 99, 199, 187. 11.470. Saturday Evening. H. 643. Saviour. See Christ Scriptures. See Bi>>U. Seasons. Ps. 95. 147. ft 650, 655. Spring. II. 951. Summer. Ps. 147. ft 999 991 Autumn. 11 Winter. Ps. 147. H. 657. Stent Prayer. S«e Prayer. 1* .^//■-Dedication. Sep Consecration. Denial. II 428. Examination P*. 26, 189. ft - P.rtmn.iation. II Righteousness. H Ashamed. ■'. See I hrist and God. Sickness, Ps. 6,3V. ft 971 Recovery from. Ps. 116. ft 4 699. • cettfuL Ps. 19. H. 968 Guilt of. ft 99, 199, 2-1, -2-2. Indwelling, ft 991, 855, 875. National. Ps. 107. 11. 674. Original. Ps. 14,51. ft 184, 1^,200. Secret. Ps. 19. Universal. Ps. 14, Si liners, exhorted. Ps 2. II. 267,313. Invited. Pa. 88,95,98. ft 108,24 990, 999-994, 478, 598-581. Warned Ps. 36, 4 II. 149, 184-900, 259, 261,276, 700-709, 755, Sinai. Ps. 6s. H. 255, 994 Slander. Ps. 31, 120. II. 237. Sloth. Spiritual, ft 415, 416, 424. Soldier. Christian. IN. 144 11.419.421, 424, 425. 426, 4'.'. • ignty. See God, Spring, See Seasons. Stars. Pa 147, 148. Of Bethlehem, ft 110, 111. At Sea. ft I Strength, Promised, ft 333, 417. Proportioned to trial, ft 433, 3^1. Submission, See Resignation. Summer. S. • 5 Sun qf Righteousness See Christ. Surrender to Christ. ft 991, - Svmpatk y. ft 999, 401, 459, 457. Of Christ. See Christ Tahor. H. 694. Taking up the Cross. See Cross. ranee. Pa H>7. ft 296, 418, 49a Temptation, Ps 13. 25. 55 II. 355,857, 998,998, 975, 979, 426,465. overcome. Ps. 3, 18. ft 845, 421, 4-2. 447. Thanksgiving. See Gratitude. National. Ps. 21, 67, 75, 76, 144. II. 676-679. Th rone of Grace. See Me ret/ Seat. Time, Shortness of. Ps. 90. ft 644, 700- 704, 7' i7. Bee Life. To-do >,. IN. 95. ft 192. 194, 196, 958, 709, To-morrow, ft 192. 194. 196. Tolling Bell, ft 796. Traveller'* Hymn. Ps. 121. H. 696. Trials. See Afflictions, Trinity. H. 44-50, 227, 442, 57*. fulfilled in Christ ft 354. Unbelief, rebuked. H. 177. 439. Unio >i to Christ. See Believers. Victory, over national foes. Ps. 15, 20, 91,15, 144. H. 676. Vigilance. See Watchfulness. Christian. Ps. 116, 119 (8). H. 919, 535. 699. 10 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Waiting. Ps. 25, 27. H. 346, 381. Wandering. See Backsliding. Warfare. See Conflict. War. Ps. 20, 60. See Fast Day. Warning. See Sinners. Watchfulness, over the tongue. Ps. 39, 141. H. 210, 237, 418. Over the life.* H. 422, 420, 426, 427,431. Way. See Christ. Weariness. See Rest. Welcome, to Young Converts. H. 471,! 472, 609, 626. Widows. H. 456. Winter. See Seasons. Witness of the Spirit. See Holy Spirit. Words of Kindness. Ps. 141. World, Creation of. Ps. 8, 89, 95, 100, 1 104, 136, 145-149. H. 3, 6, 26, 27, 34, 35, 173. Deadness to. H. 293, 301, 308. Renounced. H. 299, 302, 314. Vanity of. Ps. 49, 62, 90. H. 199, 302, 308. Worship, Delight in. Ps. 43, 48, 63, 84, 89, 100, 122, 132. Close of. Ps. 117. H. 476. Family. See Family. Public. Ps. 63, 84, 122, 132. H. 475. Social. Ps. 133. H. 10, 482. Year. Ps. 65, 147. H. 645-649. Youth, Perils of. H. 660. See Children. Zeal. H. 414-416. Zion. Ps. 2, 48, 76, 110, 118, 121, 132, 137. H. 1,556, 561, 566, 567, 573, 575, 577, 579, 601-605, 60S, 609. INDEX OF AUTHORS. Addison, Joseph, (born 1672, died 17191. | Hymn 8, 696. Ai.i.kx', Rev. Win. D. D., (b. 17S4), II. 594. ! Amdrose, vb. 340, d. 397), H. 27. Bakewei.l, Rev. John, (b. 1721, d. 1819), I H. 146. Bakraild, Mrs. A. L., (b. 1743, d. 1S25), H. 40.', 181. Barlow, Joel, (b. 1755, d. 1812), Psalm 21, 5-2, 59, 64, 7'J, 108. Bkddome, Rev. Benjamin, (b. 1716, d. 1795), B. 81, 29, etc. Total 31. Bkrridgk, Rev. John, (b. 1716, d. 1793), ' H.682. Bkthi nk, Rev. G. W., D. D., (b. 1805), II. 623, 744. Blacklock, Rev. T., D. D., (b. 1721, d. 1791), H 4. Bowring, Sir John, LL. D., (b. 1792), H. 130, 367, 582. Boyck, H. 255. Brewer, Rev. Jehoiada, (b. 1752, d. 1S17). H. 98. Bradberry, H. 4"9. Brown, II. 40S. Brown, Mrs. Phebe H., (b. 17S3), 11.461, 472,561, 622. Browse, Rev. Simon, (b. 16S0, d. 1732), 11. 20S, 217, 497. Bci.mer, Miss Agnes, H. 218, 649, 703, 704. Birder, Rev. Geo., (b. 1752, d. 1S32), II 87, 160, 476. m-RMiAM, Rev. Rich. (b. 1749, d. 18101 II . 300. Bi-rton, Rev. J., (b. 1733, d. 1781), H. 701. Butcher, Rev. Edmund, H. 82. Cawood, Rev. John, H. 697. Cknnkk, Rev. John, (d. 1755), H. 85, 269. 340 444. Coi.i.ett, Rev. J., H. 182. COLLTKR, Rev. W B., D. D, (b. 17S2, d. 1854), H. 71, 264, 737. Cotterill, Rev. Thomas, H. 12, 151, 572. Cotton, Nathaniel, M.D., (b. 1721, d. 17S8), II. 362, 868. Cowper. William, (b. 1731, d. 1800), H. 89, 177, etc. Total 12. Crarbe, Rev. Geo. (b. 1754, d. 1832), H. Crudes', H. 71*. Crittenden, Rev. Robert, (b. 1690, d. 1763V H. 858, Dayies, Rev. Samuel, D. D., (b. 1724, d. 1761), H. 525, 535, 672, 765. De Coetlogon, Rev. Charles E., (d. 1820). H. 113. De Flecry, Mrs. Maria, 11. 337. Benham, Rev. David, II. 779. Dickson, David, (d. 1662) II. 776. Doane, Bishop, (b. 1799, d. I860), II. 91. Dobell, Rev. John, H. 187, 518. Doddridge, Rev. Philip, D. D.,0>. 1 02, d. 1751), II. l,etc. Total 54. Dcncan, II. 77s Dwight, Rev. Timothy, D. D , (b. 17*2, d. 181S), Ps. IS, etc. H.314. Total 15. Edmeston, James, H. 470, 638. Evans, Rev. Jonathan, (b. 1749,d. 1S09), H. 531. Fawcett, Rev. John, D. D., (b. 1740, d. 1817), H. 20, 82, etc. Total a Fellowes, John, II. 530, 546. Ferris, Rev. Isaac, D. D , (b. 179S), II. 581. Francis, Rev. Benjamin, D. D.,(b. 17 '4. d. 1799). IE 627. GeuaBDT, Paul, (b. 1606, d. 167C), II. 346, 393. I Gibbons, Rev. Thomas, D. D., (b. 1720, fl 1785), H. 88, etc. Total 9. Godwin, J., H. 202, 4S6. ' Grant, Sir Robert, (b. 1755, d. 1888), II. 312, 345. Greene, Thomas, II. 221,436. | GRiGG,Rev. Joseph, (d. 170s), B. 248,817. Hammond. Rev. William, (d. 1783), H. B, 56. Harrison, Susannah, II. 203, 866. Hart, Rev. Joseph, (b. 1712, d. 1768), II. 8, 42, etc. Total 9. Hastings, Dr. Thomas, (b. 17S5), H. 2,88, etc. Total 38. Haweip, Rev. Thomas, M. D., (b. 1784,4. 1 820), H . 1 1 8, 1 58, 257, 335, 434. Heath, II. 426. Heber. Bishop, (b. 1783, d. 1S26), II. 110, 554, 748, 756. Heginbotiiam, Rev. Ottiwell, Ps. 119,(22). II. 5, 24. 67, 841,489. Hervey, Rev James, (b. "7 18, & H. 440. Hornr, Bishop, (b. 1730, d. 1782), H. 656 [11 1 12 INDEX TO AUTHORS. Hoskins, Joseph, H. 11, ISO, 200, 322, 496, TOO. Humphries, Rev. Joseph, H. 45. Hyde, Mrs. A. B , H. 222, 254, 2S0, 60 Jones, Rev. H. 276. Edmund, (b. 1722, d. 176V), Kelly, Rev. Thomas, (b. 1769, d. 1855). H. 7, 9, etc. Total 21. Ken. Bishop, (b. 1637, d. 1711X H. 634. Kennedy, H. 169, 333. Kent, John, (b. 1766, d. 1S43), H. 10, 328, 77S. Kingsbury, Rev. William, (b. 1744, d. ISIS), H. 620. Knight, H. 720. Lee, H. 189. Leech, H. 675. Livingston, Dr. John H., (b. 1746, d. 1S25), Ps. 86, 119 (21). Livingstone, H. 316. Logan, Rev. John, (b, 174S, d. 17SS), H. 87, etc. Total 6. Lyte, Rev. H. F., (b. 1793, d. 1S47), H. 87,223,556,662,667,746. Mackay, Mrs., H. 750. Madan, Rev. Martin, (b. 1726, d. 1790), H. 46, etc. Mason, Rev. John, (d. 1694), H. 214, 641, 773. Medley, Rev. Sam'l, (b. 173S, d. 1799), H. 41, etc. Total 12. Merrick, James, (b. 1720, d. 1761), H. 373, 604 Miller. H. 401. Milman, Rev. H. H., D. D., (b. 1791,, H. 747. Moore, Rev. Henrv, (b. 1729, d. 1S02), H. 36, 302. Montgomery, James, (b. 1771, d. 1S54), H. 249, etc. Total IS. Montgomery, Rev. Robert, (b. 1806), H. 764. Morell, Rev. Thomas, H. 597. Muhlenberg, Rev. W. A., D. D , (b. 1S02), H. 772. Needhau, Rev. John, (d. 176S), H. 209, 210,297,303, 652. Newton, Rev. John, (b. 1722, d. 1S07), H. 53, etc. Total 42. Nicholson, H. 14. 'Raffles, Rev. Thomas, D. D., (b. 17SC), H. 2T1, 3-6, 777. Reed, Rev. Andrew, D. D., H. 162, 305, 630, 686. Rippon, Rev. John, D D., H. 456. Robinson, Rev. Robert, (b. 1735, d. 1790), H. 124, 338. Ryi.and, Rev. John, D. D., (b. 1753, d. 1825), H. 107, 176, 612. Scott, E., H. 44, 183, 230,452, 615, 617, 635. Scott, Rev. Thomas, (d. 1775), H. 192. Scott, Sir Walter, (b. 1771, d. 18^2), H. 758. Shoveller, H. 236, 646. Shrubsole, (d. 1S06), H. 555. Smith, Rev. S. F., D. D., H 749. Steele, Miss Ann, (b. 1710, d. 17S3), H. 15, IS, etc. Total 39. Stennett, Rev. Joseph, D. D., (b. 1663, d. 1713), H. 213, 547. Stennett, Rev. Samuel, D. D., (b. 1727, d. 1795), H. 23. Total 10. Stocker, Rev. J., H. HI. Stowell, Rev. Hugh, D. D., H. 488. Straphan, Rev. Joseph, H. 458. Strong, Miss, H. 6S1. Strong, Rev. Nathan, D. D., (b. 1748, d. 1S16), H. 284. Swaine, Rev. Joseph, (b. 176'. d. 1796), H. 102, 231. Tate, Nahum, (b. 1652, d. 1715), Ps. 34, 36, 42, 121. Tappan. William B., (b. 1795, d. 1849), H. 771,774. Tatlock, H. 293. Thornby, H. 2.V2. Toplady, Rev. Augustus, (b. 1740, d. 1788), H. 15, etc. Total 11. Tucker, H. 40. Turner, Rev. Daniel, (b. 1710, d. 1798% H. 274, 39 ! , 407. Yoke, Mrs., IT. 553, 5S6, 592, 599. Wardlaw, Rev. Ralph, D. D., (b. 1799, d. IS.^3), H. 88, 57-. Washbocrne, Henry S., H. 743. Watts, Isaac, D. D., (b. 1725, d. 1796), 284 versions of Psalms and 114 Hymns. Waterbury, Rev. J. B., H. 617. Wesley, Rev. Charles, (b. 170S, d. 17S-), H. 14, etc. Total 27. Noel, Hon. and Rev. Baptist W.,(b. 1799).) White, Henry Kirke, (b. 17S5, d. 1808), H. 350, 522, 5C0. H. 31, 111 , 642, 754. ' '1, etc. Total 9. Ogilvie, Rev. John, I). D., (b. 1733, d 1814), H. 3 Olivers, Rev. Thomas, (b. 1725, d. 1799), H. 149, 150, 344 Opie, Mrs., (b. 1779, d. 1S53), H. 35. Peacock, H. 519. Perronet, Rev. Edward, (d. 1792), H. 138. Perry, H. 125. Phippard, H. 543. Proud, H. 683. Wilks, Rev. Matthew, H. Williams, Miss I . M., (b. 1759, d. 1S27), FI. 4-30, 7' 5. Williams, Rev. William, (b. 1717, d. 1791), H. 507, 5 9. Wingrove, H. 309. York, Mrs., H. 379. Zinzendorf, N. E., (b. 1700, d. 1760), H. PSALMS S. M. Watts. THE WAY AND END OF SAINTS AND SINNERS. 1 THE man is ever blessed Who shuns the sinners' ways, Amidst their councils never stands. Nor takes the scorner's place : 2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Throughout the labours of the day, Aud watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root : Fresh as the leaf his name shall live ; His works are heavenly fruit. 4 Not so the ungodly race, They no such blessings rind ; Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment seat, Where all the saints, at Christ's right hand, In full assembly meet ? 6 He knows, and He approves The way the righteous go : But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. 13 PSALMS. 2— Part! L. M. Watts. THE FATHER VINDICATES HIS MESSIAH. 1 WHY did the heathen madly rage, And why the Jews conspire in vain? "Wiry kings and rulers all engage, T' oppose Messiah's gracious reign ? 2 " Come, let us break His bands," they say, " We '11 ne'er be governed by His laws :" And thus they cast His yoke away, And nailed Messiah to the cross. 3 But God the Father, from His throne, Laughs at their pride, their rage controls ; He '11 vex their hearts with pains unknown, And speak in thunder to their souls. 4 " I '11 vindicate the King I made, On Zion's everlasting hill ; My hand shall bring Him from the dead, And He shall reign Messiah still/' 2 — Part H. L. M. Watts. THE SON INVESTED WITH THE KINGDOM. 1 TH' eternal Son, with power arrayed, Declares th' unchangeable decree ; "Thou art My Son," the Father said, "This day have I begotten Thee. 2 For sin Thou 'st offered up Thy soul, And Thou 'st a right to intercede ; Thy life shall last while ages roll, And Thou shalt see a numerous seed. 3 Ask then, My Son, and I will give The heathen for Thy vast domain ; The utmost ends of earth receive, And boundless be Thy blessed reign. 4 But nations, that resist Thy grace, Shall fall beneath Thine iron stroke ; H PSALMS Thy rod shall crush Thy foes with east -. A- potters1 eartheD wort is broke." 2 — Part 111. L. M: Waits. THE HOL1 GHOST EXHORTS BOXERS TO BtTBMIBSION. 1 "XoW." eaith the Spirit of the Lord, To those who sit on earthly thrones, M Rejoice with trembling at His word, And cit His feet submit your crowns. 2 With faith and love address the Son. Lest lie grow angry, and ye die ; lli> wrath will burn to worlds unknown. If ye provoke His jealousy. 3 His frown shall drive yon quick to hell, Vnr He is God, and ye but dust. Happy the souls that know Him well, And make His grace their only trust !" 3 — Part I. L. M. Watts. A MORNING PSALM. 1 O LORD ! how many are my foes, In this weak state of flesh and blood ! M\ peace they daily discompose, But my defence and hope is God. 2 Tired with the burdens of the day. To Thee I raised an evening cry ; Thou heard 'st when I began to pray. And Thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by Thy heavenly aid, I laid me down and slept secure ; Not death should make my heart afraid. Though I should wake and rise n<> more. 4 But God sustained me all the night : Salvation doth to God belong : 15 PSALMS. He raised my head to see the light. And makes His praise my morning song. 3 — Part II. CM. Watts. DOUBTS AND FEARS SUPPRESSED. 1 MY God, the tempter would persuade, There 's no relief in heaven ; And all my swelling sins appear Too big to be forgiven. 2 But Thou, my righteousness and strength, Shalt on the tempter tread ; Shalt silence all my threatening guilt, And raise my drooping head. 3 I cried, and from His holy hill He bowed a listening ear; I called, my Father, and my God ! And He subdued my fear. 4 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, In spite of all my foes ; I 'woke, and wondered at the grace That guarded my repose. 5 What though the host of death and hell All armed against me stood ! Terrors no more shall shake my soul ; My refuge is my God. 6 Arise, O Lord, fulfil Thy grace. While I Thy glory sing : For Christ has broke the serpent's teeth, And death has lost his sting. 7 Salvation to the Lord belongs, His arm alone can save ; Blessings attend Thy people here, And reach beyond the grave. 10 PS A I. M S 4— Part I. L. M. Watts. GOD, OUR CoNFIIM .\vi: AXD PORTION. 1 () QOD of grace and righteousness. Bear and attend, when 1 complain; Thou hast enlarged me in distress; Bow down a gracious ear again. 2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try To turn my glory into sliame ; How long will scoffers love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name? 3 Know that the Lord divides His saints From all the tribes of men beside : II' hears the cry of penitents, For the dear sake of Christ who died. 4 When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, We put our trust in Christ alone, And glory in His pardoning grace. 5 Let the unthinking many say, "Who will bestow some earthly good?" But, Lord, Thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heavenly food ; 6 Then shall my cheerful powers rejoice At grace and favours so divine, Nor will I change my happy choice, For all their corn, and all their wine. 4 — Part n. C. M. Watts. AN EVENING PSALM. 1 LORD ! Thou wilt hear me when I pray ; I am for ever Thine : I fear before Thee all the day. Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free. IT PSALMS. 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed, With my own heart and Thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God ! my faith and hope relies Upon Thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts composed to peace, I '11 give mine eyes to sleep : Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. C. M. Watts. LORD'S DAT MORNING. 1 LORD ! in the morning Thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To Thee will I direct my prayer, To Thee lift up mine eye ; 2 Up to the hills, where Christ is gone To plead for all His saints, Presenting at His Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be Thy delight, JSTor dwell at Thy right hand. 4 But to Thy house will I resort. To taste Thy mercies there : I will frequent Thy holy court, And worship in Thy fear. 5 Oh ! may Thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ; Make every path of duty straight, And plain before my face. 6 My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; 18 6 PSALMS They flatter with a base design, To make my soul their pre v. 7 Lord ! crash the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destroy; While those that in Thy mercy trust, For ever shout for joy. 8 The men who love and fear Thy name, Shall see their hopes fulfilled ; The mighty God will compass them With favour as a shield. C. M. Watts. COMPLAINT IN SICKNESS. 1 IN anger, Lord, rebuke me not, Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let Thy fury grow so hot Against a feeble worm. 2 My soul's bowed down with heavy cares, My flesh with pain oppressed; My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days; I waste the night with cries, Counting the minutes as they pass, Till the slow morning rise. 4 Shall I be still afflicted more? Mine eyes consumed with grief? How long, my God, how long, before Thy hand afford relief? 5 He hears when dust and ashes speak, He pities all our groans; He saves us for our Saviour's sake, And heals our broken bones. 6 The virtue of His sovereign word Restores our fainting breath ; 19 PSALMS. For silent graves praise not the Lord ; Our lips are sealed in death. C. M. Watts. 1 MY trust is in my heavenly Friend, My hope in Thee, my God ; Rise, and my helpless life defend From those that seek my blood. 2 With insolence and fury they My soul in pieces tear; As hungry lions rend the prey, When no deliverer's near. 3 KI indulge in thoughts unjust, And wish and seek their woe, Then let them tread my life to dust And lay mine honour low. 4 If there were malice hid in me, I know Thy piercing eyes ; I should not dare appeal to Thee, Xor ask my God to rise. 5 Arise, my God, lift up Thy hand, Their pride and power control ; Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance for my soul. 6 Let sinners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dust; Shall not the God of truth engage. To vindicate the just ? 7 He knows the heart, He tries the reins, He will defend th' upright ; His sharpest arrows He ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 For me their malice dug a pit. But there . themselves are cast : 20 PSA LMS. Mv (iod makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last. 9 That cruel, persecuting race Must feel His dreadful sword; Awake, my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. 8 — Part I. S. M. Watts. CONDESCENSION OF GOD. 1 O LORD, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 2 When to Thy works on high, I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon, complete in light, Adorn the darksome skies : 3 When I survey the stars And all their shining forms, Lord ! what is man, that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms ! 4 Lord ! what is worthless man, That Thou shouldst love him so Next to Thine angels is he placed, And lord of all below. 5 How rich Thy bounties are! How wondrous are Thy ways ! Of dust and worms, Thy power can frame A monument of praise. 8 — Part n. L. M. Watts. FTRST AND SECOND ADAM. 1 LORD, what was man, when made at first, Adam, the offspring of the dust, That thou shouldst set him and his race, But just below an angel's place! •21 PSALMS. 2 That Thou shouldst raise his nature so. And make him lord of all below ; Make every beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet! 3 But oh ! what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state! What honours shall Thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born! 4 See Him below His angels made, See Him in dust among the dead, To save a ruined world from sin: Yet He shall reign with power divine. 5 The world to come, redeemed from all The miseries that attend the fall, New made and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. * 8 — Part IH. L. M. Watts. THE HOSANNAH OF THE CHILDREN. 1 ALMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, Through the wid^ earth Thy name is spread, And Thine eternal glories rise, O'er all the heavens Thy hands have made. 2 To Thee the voices of the young A monument of honour raise; And babes with uninstructed tongue, Declare the wonders of Thy praise. 3 Thy power assists their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground ; To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their policy confound. 9 — Part! C. M. Watts. GOD THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE. 1 WITH my whole heart I'll raise my song, Thy wonders I'll proclaim; r s a L m s Thou, the great Judge of right and wrung, Wilt put my foes to shame. l> I'll ring Thy majesty and grace; My God prepares His throne To judge the world in righteousness, And make His vengeance known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor oppressed ; To save the people of His love, And give the weary rest. 4= The men, who know Thy name, will trust In Thine abundant grace : • And Thou wilt ne'er forsake the just, Who humbly seek Thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on ZionVhill; Who executes his threatening word, And doth Hk grace fulfil. -Part II. CM. Watts. THE WISDOM AND EQUITY OF PROVIDENCE. 1 WHEN the great Judge, supreme and just, Shall once inquire for blood, The humble souls, who mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God. '% 2 He from the dreadful gates of death Doth His own children raise : In Zion's gates with cheerful breath, They sing their Father's praise. 3 His foes shall fall with heedless feet Into the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net, Which their own hands have spread. 4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God, Are Thy deep counsels known ; 23 r S A L M s . When men of mischief are destroyed, The snare must be their own. 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell; Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget Thee, or rebel Against Thy known commands. 6 Though saints to sore distress are brought, And wait and long complain ; Their cries shall never be forgot, Nor shall their hopes be vain. 10 — Paet I. C. M. Watts. PEAYEE FOE DELTVEEANCE. 1 WHY doth the Lord stand off so far ? And why conceal His face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress ? 2 Lord ! shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and Thy power ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still Thy saints devour? 3 They put Thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor ; They boast in their exalted height, That they shall fall no more. 4 Arise, O God, lift up Thy hand ; Attend our humble cry : No enemy shall dare to stand, When God ascends on high. 10 — Paet H. C. M. Watts. GOD orE VINDICATOE. 1 WHY do the men of malice rage, And say, with foolish pride, " The God of heaven will ne'er engage To fight on Zion's side." 9A P S A L M S . 2 But Thou for over art our Lord ; And powerful is Thy hand, As when the heathen felt Thy sword. And perished from Thy land. 3 God will prepare our hearts to pray, And bow His ear to hear ; He marks whate'er His children say, And puts the world in fear. 4 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, No more despise the just; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust. 11 L. M. Watts. rROVTDENCE AND JUSTICE OF GOD. 1 MY refuge is the God of love : Why do my foes insult and cry, u Fly, like a timorous trembling dove, To distant woods or mountains fly j" 2 If government be all destroyed, That firm foundation of our peace, And violence make justice void, Where shall the righteous seek redress ? 3 The Lord in heaven has fixed nis throne, His eye surveys the world below ; To Him all mortal things are known. His eye-lids search our spirits through. 4 If He afflict His saints so far, To prove their love, and try their grace ; What must the bold transgressors fear I His very soul abhors their ways. 5 On impious wretches He shall rain Tempests of brimstone, fire and death ; Such as He kindled on the plain Of Sodom, with His angry breath. 2 25 PSALMS. 6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ; And with a gracious eye beholds The men who His own image bear. 12 — Part I. L. M. Watts. HOPE IN EVIL TIMES. 1 ALMIGHTY God, appear and save, For vice and vanity prevail ; The godly perish in the grave, The just depart, the faithful fail. 2 The whole discourse, when neighbours meet, Is filled with trifles loose and vain ; Their lips are flattery and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips that with deceit abound Shall not maintain their triumph long ; The God of vengeance will confound The flattering and blaspheming tongue. 4 " Yet shall our words be free," they cry ; " Our tongues shall be controlled by none : Where is the Lord will ask us why? Or say, our lips are not our own ?" 5 The Lord, who sees the poor oppressed And hears th' oppressor's haughty strain, Will rise to give His children rest, Nor shall they trust His word in vain. 6 Thy word, O Lord, though often tried, Yoid of deceit shall still appear ; Not silver, seven times purified From dross and mixture, shines so clear. 7 Thy grace shall in the darkest hour Defend the holy soul from harm : Though when the vilest men have power, On every side will sinners swarm. 26 PS \ I.MS. 12 — Part II. C. M. Watts. i iik signs ok « hirst's COMING. 1 LOIM)! when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows hold, When faith is hardly to he found And love is waxing cold : 2 Is not Thy chariot hastening on? East Thou not given the sign? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine? 3 "Now," saith the Lord, "now will I rise, And make oppressors flee ; I will appear to their surprise, And set My servants free." 4 Tliy word, like silver seven times tried, Tli rough ages shall endure: The men who in Thy truth confide Shall find the promise sure. 13 L. M. Watts. PLEADING UNDER DESERTION. 1 HOW long, O Lord, shall I complain, Like one that seeks his God in vain? Wilt thou Thy face for ever hide? Shall I still pray and be denied \ 2 Shall I for ever be forgot, As one whom Thou regardest not? Still shall my soul Thine absence mourn, And still despair of Thy return \ 3 How long shall my poor troubled breast Be with these anxious thoughts oppressed? And Satan, my malicious foe, Rejoice to see me sunk so low? 4 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, Before my death conclude my grief; 27 PSALMS. If Thou withhold Thy heavenly light, I sleep in everlasting night. 5 How would the powers of darkness boast Could but one praying soul be lost ? But I have trusted in Thy grace, And shall again behold Thy face. 6 Whatever my fears or foes suggest, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest : My heart shall feel Thy love, and raise My cheerful voice to songs of praise. 14— Part I. C. M. Watt* ALL XLEX SLNXERS BY NATURE. 1 FOOLS in their hearts believe and say k* That all religion 's vain ; There is no God that reigns on high, Or minds th' affairs of men." 2 From thoughts so dreadful and profane Corrupt discourse proceeds ; And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord, from His celestial throne, Looked down on things below, To find the man who sought His grace, Or did His justice know. 4 By nature all are gone astray, Their practice all the same ; There's none that fears his Makers hand There's none that loves His name. 5 Their tongues are used to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease ; How swift to mischief are their feet! Xor know the paths of peace. 6 Such seeds of sin, that bitter root, In every heart are found ; PSALMS. Nor can they bear diviner fruit, Till grace refine the ground. 14— Pajct II. C. M. Watts. THE FOLLY OF PERSECUTORS. 1 ARE sinners now so senseless grown, That they the saints devour? And never worship at Thy throne, Nor fear Thine awful power? 2 Great God ! appear to their surprise, Reveal Thy dreadful name; Let them no more Thy wrath despise, Nor turn our hope to shame. 3 Dost Thou not dwell among the just? And yet our foes deride, That we should make Thy name our trust: Great God ! confound their pride. 4 Oh ! that the joyful day were come To finish our distress! When God shall bring His children home, Our songs shall never cease. 15 L. M. Watts. THE CHARACTER OF A SAINT. 1 WHO shall ascend Thy heavenly place, Great God! and dwell before Thy face? The man who minds religion now, And lives and walks by faith below : 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean ; Whose lips still speak the thing they mean : No slanders dwell upon his tongue ; He hates to do his neighbour wrong. 3 Scarce will he trust an ill report. Nor vent it to his neighbour's hurt; 29 PSALMS. Sinners of state he can despise; But saints are honoured in his eyes. 4 Firm to his word he ever stood, And always niakes his promise good; ]Sor dares to change the thing he swears, Whatever pain or loss he bears. 5 He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice should be sold: "While others scorn and wrong the poor, Sweet charity attends his door. 6 He loves his enemies, and prays For those who curse him to his face; And doth to all men still the same That he would hope or wish from them. 7 Yet, when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone: This is the man Thy face shall see, And dwell for ever, Lord ! with Thee. 16— Part I. L. M. Watts. REJOICING IN THE COMMUNION OF SATNT8. 1 PEESEEYE me, Lord, in time of need For succour to Thy throne I nee; But have no merits there to plead : My goodness cannot reach to Thee. 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confessed How empty and how poor I am: My praise can never make Thee blest, ]S~or add new glories to Thy name. 3 Yet, Lord, Thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do: These are the company I keep, These are the choicest friends I know. 4 Let others choose the sons of mirth, To give a relish to their wine ; 30 PSALMS. I love the men of heavenly birth, Whose thoughts and language are divine. 16 — Pari II. L. M. Watts. THE PRECIOUSNESS OF CHRIST. 1 HOW fast their guilt and sorrows rise, Wlio haste to seek some idol god ! I will not taste their sacrifice, Their offerings of forbidden blood. 2 My God provides a richer cup, And nobler food to live upon ; He for my life hath offered up Jesus, His best beloved Son. 3 His love is my perpetual feast ; By day His counsels guide me right: And be His name for ever blest, Wlio gives me sweet advice by night. 4 I set Him still before mine eyes ; At my right hand He stands prepared To keep my soul from all surprise, And be my everlasting guard. 16 —Part IH. L. M. Watts. HOPE IN THE RESURRECTION. 1 WHEN God is nigh, my faith is strong, His arm is my almighty prop : Be glad, my heart ; rejoice, my tongue ; My dying flesh shall rest in hope. 2 Though in the dust I lay my head, Yet, gracious God, Thou wilt not leave My soul for ever with the dead ; For Christ hath triumphed o'er the grave. 3 My flesh shall Thy first call obey, Shake off the dust, and rise on high : Then shalt Thou lead the wondrous way Up to Thv throne above the sky. 31 PSALMS. 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow ; And full discoveries of Thy grace, Which we but tasted here below, Spread heavenly joys through all the place. 16 — Part IV. C. M. Watts. DIVINE GOODNESS AND COUNSEL. 1 SAYE me, O Lord, from every foe ; In Thee my trust I place : Though all the good, that I can do, Can ne'er deserve Thy grace. 2 Yet, here, Thy children to sustain Shall be my loved employ ; Thy children, first and best of men, My friends, my highest joy. 3 Let heathens to their idols haste, And worship wood, or stone ; But my delightful lot is cast Where the true God is known. 4 The Lord provides my constant food, He fills my daily cup ; Much am I pleased with present good, But more rejoice in hope. 5 God is my portion and my joy, His counsels are my light : He gives me sweet advice by day, And gentle hints by night. 6 My soul would all her thoughts approve To His all-seeing eye : Not death nor hell my hope shall move, While such a friend is nigh. 17 — Part I. S. M. Watts. THE PORTION OF SAINTS AND SINNERS. 1 ARISE, my gracious God, And make the wicked flee : 32 PSALMS. They arc 1 »\i t Tliv chastising rod, To drive Thy saints to Thee. 2 Behold, the Binner dies, His haughty words are vain: Sere in this life his pleasure lies, And all beyond is pain. 3 Then let his pride advance, And boast of all his store : The Lord is my inheritance, My soul can wish no more. 4 I shall behold the face Of my forgiving God ; And stand complete in righteousness, Washed in my Saviour's blood. 5 There 'a a new heaven begun When I awake from death. Dressed in the likeness of Thy Son, And draw immortal breath. 17 — Part II. L. M. Watts. REJOICING IN THE PROSPECT OF HEAVEN. 1 LORD, I am Thine; but Thou wilt prove l£y faith, my patience, and my love : When men of spite against me join, They are the sword, the hand is Thine. 2 Their hope and portion lie below ; T is all the happiness they know ; 'T is all they seek ; they take their shares, And leave the rest among their heirs. 3 What sinners value I resign : Lord, 't is enough that Thou art mine : I shall behold Thy blissful face. And stand complete in righteousness. 4 This life 's a dream, an empty show ; But the bright world to which I go, 2* 33 PSALMS. Hath joys substantial and sincere ; When shall I wake and find me there % 5 0 glorious hour ! O blest abode ! I shall be near and like my God ; And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. 18 — Part I. L. M. Watts. DELIVERANCE FROM DESPAIR. 1 THEE will I love, O Lord, my strength, My rock, my tower, my high defence ; Thy mighty arm shall be my trust : For I have found salvation thence. 2 Death, and the terrors of the grave, Spread over me their dismal shade ; While floods of high temptations rose, And made my sinking soul afraid. 3 I saw the opening gates of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there, Which none but they that feel, can tell ; While I was hurried to despair. 4 In my distress I called my God, When I could scarce believe Him mine ; He bowed His ear to my complaints ; Then did His grace appear divine. 5 With speed He flew to my relief; As on a cherub's wings He rode : Awful and bright as lightning shone The face of my deliverer, God. 34 P 3 ALMS. 6 Temptations fled at His rebuke, Dispelled by Hi- almighty breath: He sent salvation from on high, And drew me from the depths of death. 7 Great were my fears, my foes were great ; Much was their strength, and more their rage ; But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still, In all the wars that devils wage. 8 My song for ever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour; And give the glory to the Lord, Due to His mercy and His power. 18 — Part H. L. M. Waits. CHRISTIAN SINCERITY. 1 LORD, thou hast formed my soul sincere, I last made Thy truth and love appear: Before mine eyes I set Thy laws, And Thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learned Thy holy ways, I 've walked upright before Thy face : And if my feet from Thee depart, It grieves my soul, it wounds my heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest ! What wars and strugglings in my breast ! But, through Thy grace that reigns within, I guard against my darling sin. ■A The sin that close besets me still, That works and strives against my will : When shall Thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it, that it rise no more? 5 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward : The kind and faithful soul shall find A God all faithful and most kind. 35 PSALMS. 6 The just and pure shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they ; And men that love revenge shall know, God hath an arm of vengeance too. 18 — PartLH. L. M. Watts. REJOICING IN GOD. 1 JTST are Thy ways, and true Thy word, Great Kock of my secure abode : Who is a God beside the Lord \ Or where 's a refuge like our God ? 2 Tis He that girds me with His might, Gives me His holy sword to wield ; And while with sin and hell I fight, Spreads His salvation for my shield. 3 He lives, and blessed be my rock ! The God of my salvation lives ; The dark designs of hell He broke : Sweet is the peace my Saviour gives. 4 Before the scoffers of the age, I will exalt my Saviour's name : Nor tremble at their mighty rage ; But meet reproach, and bear the shame. 18 — Part IY. C. M. Watts. VICTORY OVER NATIONAL ENEMIES. 1 WE love Thee, Lord, and we adore ; Now is Thine arm revealed : Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower, Our bulwark and our shield. 2 We fly to our eternal rock, And find a sure defence : His holy name our lips invoke, And draw salvation thence. 36 PSALMS. .T When God <>ur leader Bhinee in arms, What mortal heart can bear The thunder of His loud alarms 1 Tin* Lightning of Hi> Bpear I A Ee rides upon the winged wind ; And angeLa in amt\ , In millions, wait to know His mind. And >\v\\'t as ilanies obey. 5 lie speaks, and at His fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismayed; His voice, His frown, His angry look, Strikes all their courage dead. 6 He forms our generals for the field, With all their dreadful skill ; (lives them II is awful sword to wield, And makes their hearts of steel. 7 He arms our captains to the fight, Though there His name 's forgot, He girded Cyrus witli His might, When Cyrus knew Him not. 8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest For His own children's sake : The powers, that give His people rest, Shall of His care partake. 18 — Part V. C. M. Watts. TnE conqtteror's song. 1 TO Thine almighty arm we owe The triumphs of the day ; Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe, And melt his strength away. 2 'T is by Thine aid our troops prevail, And break united powers : Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale The proudest of their towers. 37 PSALMS. 3 How have we chased them through the field, And trod them to the ground ; While Thy salvation was our shield, Ajid they no shelter found ! 4 In vain to idol saints they cry, And perish in their blood : Where is a rock so great, so high, So powerful as our God \ 5 The Rock of Israel ever lives, His name be ever blest ; 'T is His own arm the victory gives, He gives His people rest. 18 — Paet VI. 10's. Dwight. THANKSGIVING FOE THE AMEEICAN EEVOLETION. 1 TO bless the Lord, our God, in strains divine, With thankful hearts, and raptured voices join ; To us what wonders His right hand hath shown ! Mercies, His chosen tribes have scarcely known ! Like David blessed, begin th' enraptured song ; Let praise and joy awaken every tongue. 2 When, fired to rage, against our nations rose Chiefs of proud name, and bands of haughty foes ; He trained our hosts to fight, with arms arrayed, With health invigored, and with bounty fed ; Gave us His chosen chief our sons to guide ; Heard every prayer, and every want supplied. 3 He gave their armies captive to our hands, Or sent them frustrate to their native lands ; Burst the dark snare, disclosed the miry pit, And led to broad, safe grounds, our sliding feet : Bounteous, for us, extended regions won, The fairest empire spread beneath the sun. 4 When, dark and threatening, civil broils arose, Each hope grew dim, and friends were changed to foes 3S PSALMS. God was our >t:iv, OUT help, «>ur heavenly shield : Hia grace preserved as, and lli> arm upheld; Baved as from tumults dire, and deep distress; Enlarged our blessings, and confirmed our peace. 5 No more against our laud shall strangers rise, But fall, and fade, beneath avenging skies : Pleased, the tierce heathen yield to happier sway ; The groping savage hail the gospel daj ; Low sink the proud, the sons of blood be slain ; Nor injured Ziori lift her erics in vain. (3 But, () thou Power beloved ! our shores around Be every virtue, every blessing found. Sere bid Thy seasons crown the fruitful plain ; Hen; bid fair peace extend her blissful reign : Let laws, let justice, hold perpetual Bway, The soul unfettered, and the conscience free. 7 With clearest splendour, here, let knowledge shine: Here every glory beam from truth divine; To Jesus' call the soul obsequious bend ; Grace from Thy Spirit in rich showers descend ; Nations each day ascend the bright abode, And boundless praise unceasing rise to God. 19 — Part I. S. M. Watts. THE BOOK OF NATURE AND SCRIPT l UK. 1 BEHOLD ! the lofty sky Declares its maker God, And all His starry works on high Proclaim His power abroad. 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same ; While night to day, and day to night. Divinely teach His name. 3 In every different land Their general voice is known : 39 PSALMS. They show the wonders of His hand. And orders of His throne. 4 Ye western lands, rejoice, Here He reveals His word : We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes ; He puts His gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. 6 His laws are just and pure, His truth without deceit ; His promises for ever sure, And His rewards are great. 7 Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight ; Nor gold that has the furnace past So much allures the sight. 8 While of Thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim ; Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name. 19 — Part II. S. M. Watts. THE WORD OF GOD MOST EXCELLENT. 1 BEHOLD, the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 40 J r BALMS; 3 How perfect is Thy word! And all Thy judgments just; For ever BUTC Thy promise, Lord ; And men securely trust. 4 My gracious (rod, how plain Are Thy directions given ! Oh ! may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven ! 5 I hear Thy word with love, And I would fain obey : Send Thy good Spirit from above, To guide me, lest I stray. f) Oh I who can ever find The errors of his way- ! Yet with a bold presumptuous mind, I would not dare transgress. 7 Warn me of every sin ; Forgive my secret faults : And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. 8 While with my heart and tongue I spread Thy praise abroad ; Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. 19 — Part III. L. M. Watt*. NATURE AND SCRIPTURE COMPARED. 1 THE heavens declare Thy glory, Lord, In every star Thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold Thy word, We read Thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light. And nights and davs Thv power confess; 41 PSALMS. But the blest volume Thou hast writ, Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand ; So when Thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world Thy truth has run : Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise; Bless the dark world with heavenly light ; Thy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renewed, and sins forgiven: Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make Thy word my guide to heaven. 19 — Part IY. L. P. M. Watts. THE GOSPEL. 1 I LOYE the volume of Thy Word : What light and joy its leaves afford To souls benighted and distressed ! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way ; Thy fear forbids my feet to stray ; Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 2 From the discoveries of Thy law The perfect rules of life I draw ; These are my study and delight: Not honey so invites the taste, Nor gold, that has the furnace passed Appears so pleasing to the sight 42 PS \ L M S. 8 Thv threateninge wake my Numbering eves, And wai-ii me where my danger Lies; Bat 'tis Thy blessed gospel, Lord, That makes my guilty conscience clean.; Converts my s.>ul, sabdues my Bin; Ami gives a free, but large reward. 4 Who knows the errors of his thoughts? My God, forgive my secret faults, And from presumptuous sins restrain: Accept my poor attempts at praise, That I have read Thy book of grace And book of nature not in vain. 20 L- M- Watts. PRAYER IN TIME OF WAR. 1 lsrOW may the God of power and grace Attend II is people's humble cry! Jehovah hears when Israel prays, And brings deliverance from on high. 2 The name of Jacob's God defends, Better than shields or brazen walls: He from His sanctuary sends Succour and strength when Zion calls. 3 Well He remembers all our sighs; His love exceeds our best deserts; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans, and broken hearts. 4 In His salvation is our hope; And in the name of Israel's God, Our troops shall lift their banners up; Our navies spread their flags abroad. 5 Some trust in horses trained for war, And some of chariots make their boasts: Our surest expectations are From Thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 43 PSALMS. 6 Oh ! may the memory of Thy name Inspire our armies for the fight ! Our foes shall fall and die with shame, Or quit the field with shameful flight. 7 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear; Xow let our hope be firm and strong ; Till Thy salvation shall appear, And joy and triumph raise the song. 21 — Part I. C. M. Watts. PIOUS RULERS ARE THE CARE OF HEAVEN. 1 OL"R rulers, Lord, with songs of praise Should in Thy strength rejoice; And blest with Thy salvation, raise To Heaven their cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence through nations round, Has spread their honours far; And their successful measures crowned, Alike in peace and war. 3 Then let them still on God rely For wisdom, and for grace; His mercy shall their wants supply, And save our happy race. 21 — Part n. C. M. Barlow. PRAISE FOR PEACE AND NATIONAL BLESSINGS. 1 IN Thee, great God, with songs of praise. Our favoured realms rejoice ; And, blest with Thy salvation, raise To heaven their cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence, from foes around, Hath spread our rising name; And all our feeble efforts crowned With freedom and with fame. 3 In deep distress our injured land Implored Thy power to save: 44 P S A L M S. For peace wc prayed ; Thy bounteous hand Tlic timely blessing gave. 4 Thy mighty arm, eternal Power. Opposed their deadly aim ; In mercy swept them from our shore, And spread their sails with shame. 5 On Thee, in want, in woe, or pain, Our hearts alone rely : Our rights Thy mercy will maintain, And all our wants supply. 6 Thus, Lord, Thy wondrous power declare: And still exalt Thy fame ; While we glad songs of praise prepare To Thine almighty name. 21 — Part III. L. Iff. Watts. Christ's exaltation. 1 DAVID rejoiced in God, his strength, Raised to the throne by special grace ; But Christ, the Son, appears at length, Fullils the triumph and the praise. 2 How great is the Messiah's joy In the salvation of Thy hand ! Lord, Thou hast raised His kingdom high, And given the world to His command. 3 Whate'er He wills Thy goodness gives, Nor doth the least request withhold : Blessings attend Him while He lives And crowns of glory, not of gold. ■i Around His sacred temples shine, Tli* Eternal's uncreated rays : All power is His, and grace divine, And length of everlasting days. 5 But as a fiery oven glows With raging heat, and burning coals: 45 P S A L M S . Thy vengeance shall consume His foes : Thy wrath devour their guilty souls. 22 — Part I. C. M. Watts. CHRIST FORSAKEN ON THE CROSS. 1 MY God, my God, why hast Thou left My soul without relief! Of Thy blest smiles to be bereft Exceeds all other grief. 2 But Thou art holy, O my God, And wilt not spare Thy Son ; As Saviour, He must bear the load, And taste the curse alone. 3 Our fathers trusted in Thy name, And great deliverance found; But I'm a worm despised of men, And trodden to the ground. 4 Shaking the head, they pass me by, And laugh my soul to scorn; "In vain he trusts in God," they cry, "Neglected and forlorn." 5 Yet, Thou, O God! hast formed my flesh, By Thine almighty word, And since I hung upon the breast, My hope is in the Lord. 6 My God, if possible it be, Withhold this bitter cup ! But I resign my will to Thee, And drink the sorrows up. 7 My heart dissolves with pangs unknown; In groans I waste my breath: Thy heavy hand has brought me down, Low as the dust of death. 8 Father, I give my spirit up, And trust it in Thine hand 46 I'S A L M 8 M\ dying flesh shall rest in hope. And rise at Thy command. 22 Pa.m IL C. M. Waits. BLESSINGS FBOM 0HBI8T OBUOIFIBD. 1 WIHTIIING in pain, our Saviour prayed With mighty cries and tears: In that dread hour, His Father heard, And chased away His fears. 2 Great was the victory of His death; I lis throne exalted high : And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worship, or shall die. 3 A numerous race shall mount tlie 6kies On His expiring groans: They shall be reckoned in His eyes For daughters and for sons. 4 The meek and humble souls shall see His table richly spread: And all that seek the Lord shall be With joys immortal ted. 5 The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God; And nations yet unborn, profess Salvation in His blood. 22 — Part III. L. M. Waits. 1 NOW let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord ; When He complained in tears and blood, As one forsaken of His God. 2 The Jews beheld Him thus forlorn, And shook their heads and laughed in scorn "He rescued others from the grave; Now let Him try Himself to save." P S A L M S . 3 They wound His head, His hands, His feet, Till streams of blood each other meet ; By lot His garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which He died. 4 But God, His Father, heard His cry; Raised from the dead, He reigns on high ; The nations learn His righteousness, And humble sinners taste His grace. 23 — Past I. L. M. JESUS A SHEPHERD. 1 JESUS, my Lord, doth condescend, To be my shepherd and my friend; I on His faithfulness rely, His care shall all my wants supply. 2 In pastures green He doth me lead, And there in safety makes me feed: Refreshing streams are ever nigh, My thirsty soul to satisfy. 3 When strayed, or languid, I complain, His grace revives my soul again : For His name's sake, in ways upright, He makes me walk with great delight. 4: Yea, when death's gloomy vale I tread, With joy, e'en there, I '11 lift my head ; From fear . and dread He '11 keep me free : His rod and staff shall comfort me. 5 A table stored with living bread, In spite of foes, Lord, Thou hast spread; Thou dost my head with oil anoint, And a full cup for me appoint. 6 Goodness and mercy shall to me, Through all my life extended be; And when my pilgrimage is o'er, I '11 dwell with Thee for evermore. 48 P S A L M S. S3 — Part II. S. M. Watts. THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 1 JESUS my Shepherd lives, Jehovah is 1 1 is name: Since He is mine, and I am His, I shall not suffer shame. 2 He leads me to the place WIutc heavenly pasture grows; Where Living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim ; And guides me in His own right way, For I lis most holy name. 4 While lie affords his aid, 1 cannot want or fear : Though I should walk through death's dark shade. My Shepherd's with me there. 5 In spite of all my foes, Thou dost my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. G The bounties of Thy love Shall crown my following days ; Nor from Thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak Thy praise. 24 L. M. Watts, the saint's rest : the ascension of chkist. 1 THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, And men and worms, and beasts and birds: lie raised the building on the seas, And gave it for their dwelling-place. 3 40 PSALMS. 2 But there 's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky : Who shall ascend that blest abode, And dwell so near his Maker, God i 3 lie who abhors and fears to sin, Whose Heart is pure, whose hands are clean ; Him shall the Lord the Saviour bless, And clothe his soul with righteousness. 4 These are the men, the pious race, Who seek the God of Jacob's face: These shall enjoy the blissful sight, And dwell in everlasting light. 5 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, Behold the King of glory nigh ! Who can this King of glory be? The mighty Lord, the Saviour's He. 6 Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display, To make the Lord, the Saviour, way : Laden with spoils from earth and hell, The Conqueror comes with God to dwell. 7 Raised from the dead, He goes before, He opens heaven's eternal door, To give His saints a blest abode Near their Redeemer, and their God. 25 — Part I. S. M. Waits. WAITING FOR PARDON AND DIRECTION. 1 I LIFT my soul to God, My trust is in His name; Let not my foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame. 2 Sin, and the powers of hell Persuade me to despair: Lord, make me know Thy covenant well, That I may 'scape the snare. 50 P8 A L M 8. 3 From the first dawning light, Till the dark evening rise, For Thy Balvation, Lord, I wait, With ever longing cms. 4 Remember all Thy grace, And Lead me m Thy truth ; Forgive the sins of riper days, And follies of my youth. 5 The Lord is jnst and kind. The meek shall Learn His ways; And every humble sinner find The blessings of His grace. 6 For His own goodness1 sake. Tic saves my soul from Bhame; He pardons, though my guilt be great, Through my Redeemer's name. 25 — Part H. 8.M. Watts. COVENANT BLESSINGS. 1 AVIIEIvE shall the man be found, That fears t' offend his God, That loves the Gbspel'fl joyful sound, And trembles at the rod I 2 The Lord shall make him know The secrets of His heart ; The wonder- of His covenant show. And all His Love impart. 3 The dealings of His hand Are truth and mercy still, With such as in His covenant stand, And love to do Hie will. 4: Their souls shall dwell at ease Before their Maker's face: Their seed shall taste the promises In their extensive grace. P S A LMS, 25 — Part III. S. M. Watts. DISTRESS OF SOUL. 1 MIXE eves and my desire Are ever to the Lord : 1 love to plead His promises, And rest upon His word. 2 Turn, turn Thee to my soul ; Bring Thy salvation near : When will Thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare? 3 When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God, Restore me from those dangerous ways, My wandering feet have trod? 4 The tumult of my thoughts Doth hut enlarge my woe ; My spirit languishes; my heart Is desolate and low. 5 With every morning light, My grief anew begins : Look on my anguish and my pain, And pardon all my sins. 6 Behold the hosts of hell, How cruel is their hate ! Against my life they rise, and join Their fury with deceit. 7 Oh ! keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame : For I have placed my only trust In my Redeemer's name. 8 With humble faith I wait, To see Thy face again : Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, He sought the Lord in vain. 52 PS A I. M S. 26 L- M- Watts. THE I HBI8TIAN,e APPEAL TO GOD. 1 JUDGE me, () Lord, and prove my ways, And try my reins, and try my heart; My faith upon Thy promise stays, Nor from Thy law my feet depart 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit With men of vanity and lies: The Bcoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. 3 Among Thy saints will T appear, With hands well washed in innocence; Bnt when I stand before Thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. 4 I love Thy habitation, Lord, The temple where Thine honours dwell; There shall I hear Thy holy word, And there Thy works of wonder tell. 5 Let not my soul be joined at la>t With men of treachery and blood ; Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints, and near my God. 27— Part! CM. Watts. DELIGHT AND SAFETY IN THE CHTJRCH. 1 THE Lord of glory is my light, And my salvation too: God is my strength ; nor will 1 fear What all my foes can do. •2 One privilege my heart desires; ( )h ! grant me an abode. Within th" assemblies of Thy saints, The temples of my God ! 3 There shall I offer my requests, And see Thv beauty still ; 53 PSALMS. Shall hear Thy messages of love, And there inquire Thy will. 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear, There may His children hide : God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around ; And songs of joy and victory Within Thy temple sound. 27 — Part II. C. M. Watts. COMFORT IN GOD. 1 SOON as I heard my Father say, "Ye children, seek My grace;" My heart replied without delay, "I'll seek my Father's face." 2 Let not Thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away : God of my life, I fly to Thee In a distressing day. 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, Leave me to want, or die ; My God would make my life Llis care, And all my need supply. 4 My fainting flesh had died with grief, Had not my soul believed Thy grace would soon provide relief; Nor was my hope deceived. 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints. And keep your courage up : He'll raise your spirit when it faints, And far exceed vour hope. 54 PSALMS. 28 J • M. Dwk.iit. DELI V IK am i: FROM ENEMIES. 1 O GOD of grace, my cry attend! Lot, like the sons of guilt become, Beguiled by Satan. I descend Witb hopeless wretches to the tomb. 2 To Thee my humble sighs arise ; With lifted hands, on Thee I call ; Lord, hear my fervent prayers and cries, Nor leave me in despair to fall. 3 Oh! save my soul from shame and sin; Nor let my heedless footsteps go, Where hardened wretches swift decline Down the broad way to endless woe. 4 While peace their flattering lips proclaim, And love profess, and hope impart ; They blast their neighbour's honest fame, And wing their arrows to his heart. 5 But, while they plant the secret snare, Thy searching eyes their path regard: Thy hands their dreadful doom prepare, And mete their guilt its just reward. 6 Because their hearts Thy works despise, Thy works of wisdom, grace, and power. Thy hand, regardless of their cries, Shall sink them, that they rise no more. 7 Blest be the Lord, who heard my prayer ; The Lord my shield, my help, my song; Who saved my soul from sin and fear; And tuned with praise my thankful tongue! 8 In the dark hour of deep distress, By foes beset, of death afraid; My spirit trusted in His grace, And sought, and found His heavenly aid. 55 PSALMS. 9 O blest Redeemer, great and kind ! Thy shield, Thy saving strength, shall be The shield, the strength, of every mind, That loves Thy name, and trusts in Thee. 10 Remember, Lord, Thy chosen seed ; Israel defend from guilt and woe : Thy flock in richest pastures feed, And guard their steps from every foe. 11 Zion exalt, her cause maintain ; With peace and joy her courts surround : In showers let endless blessings rain, And saints eternal praise resound. 29 L. M. Watts. MAJESTY OF GOD. 1 GIYE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and power; Ascribe due honours to His name, And His eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims His power aloud, Upon the ocean and the land : His voice divides the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at His command. 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail and wind, Lay the wide forest bare around : The fearful hart, and frighted hind, Leap at the terror of the sound. 4 To Lebanon he turns His voice, And lo ! the stately cedars break ; The mountains tremble at the noise, The v allies roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood ; The Thunderer reigns for ever king ; But makes His church His blest abode, Where we His awful glories sing. 56 P s a L M 8 6 Tn gentler language there the Lord The counsels of ffis grace imparts: mid the raging Btorm, Hi.- word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 30 KM. Watts. SICKNESS HEALED. 1 I AVILL extol Thee, Lord, on high, At Thy command diseases fly; Who, but a God, can speak, and save From the dark borders of the grave? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints of His, And tell how large His goodness is; Let all your powers rejoice and bless, While you record His holiness. 3 His anger but a moment stays; His love is life and length of days: Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning star restores the joy. •i Firm was my health, my day was bright. And I presumed 'twould ne'er be night: Fondly I said within my heart, w- Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart." 5 But I forgot Thine arm was strong. Which made my mountain stand so long : Soon as Thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died. 6 I cried aloud to Thee, my God : ''What canst Thou profit by my blood? Deep in the dust can I declare Thy truth, or sing Thy glories there? 7 Hear me, O God of grace," I said, "And bring me from among the dead:" Thy word rebuked the pains I felt; Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. 3* * 57 PSALMS. 8 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turned to joy and praises now : I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. 9 My tongue, the glory of my frame. Shall ne'er be silent of Thy name : Thy praise shall sound through earth and heaven, For sickness healed and sins forgiven. 31 — Part I. C. M. Watts. DELIVERANCE FROM DEATH. 1 INTO Thy hand, O God of truth, My spirit I commit : Thou hast redeemed my soul from death. And saved me from the pit. 2 The passions of my hope and fear Maintained a doubtful strife ; While sorrow, pain, and sin conspired To take away my life. 3 "My times are in Thy hand." I cried, " Though I draw near the dust:" Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I trust. 4 Oh ! make Thy reconciled face Upon Thy servant shine, And save me for Thy mercy's sake ! For I 'in entirely thine. 5 T was in my haste my spirit said, " I must despair and die : I am cut off before Thine eyes ; " But Thou hast heard my cry. 6 Thy goodness how divinely free ! How wondrous is Thy grace To those that fear Thy majesty, And trust Thv promises ! 58 1' S A I. M S. 7 <>h! love the Lord, all ve His saints, And sing I [is praises loud : He'll bend His ear t<> your complaints, And recompense the proud. 31— Paw II. C. M. Waits. di:i.i\ EEANCE RBOH BLANDER. 1 MV heart rejoice- in Thy name. My ( tod, my belp, my trusl : Thou nasi preserved my face from shame, Mine honour from the dust 2 M Mv life is Bpent with grief,*1 I cried, "My years consumed in groans; Ify strength decays, mine eyes are dried, And sorrow wastes my bones." 3 Among mine enemies mv name Was a mere proverb grown; While to my neighbours I became Forgotten and unknown. -4- Slander and fear OB every Bide Seized and beset me round: I to the tli rone of grace applied, And speedy rescue found. 5 How great deliverance Thou hast wrought Before the sons of men ! The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boasting vain! 6 Thy children, from the Btrife of tongues, Shall Thy pavilion hide; Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. 7 Within Thy secret presence, Lord, Let me for ever dwell : No fenced city, walled and barred, Secures a saint ><> well. 59 PSALMS. 31 — Part III. L. M. SPECIAL MERCIES ACKNOWLEDGED. 1 HOW many Ebenezers stand, To mark the mercies of Thy hand ! How many prayers have reached Thy throne ! How often has Thy grace been shown! 2 When sorrows rise and pains prevail, Or angry foes my peace assail ; When dangers thicken all around; In Thee alone my help is found. 3 Through all the road, each day, each hour, Fresh evils threaten to devour: Some new complaint, some painful case, Still drives me to the throne of grace. 4 My former friends their friend forget, And change their love to cruel hate ; But truth and love with Thee remain; My Saviour always is the same. 5 Support me in this sharp distress, While all forsake, and some oppress; And if my ways the Lord approve, Then turn their hatred into love. 32 — Part I. L. 1L Watts. THE JUSTIFIED BELIEVER. 1 BLESSED is the man, for ever blessed, Whose guilt is pardoned by his God ; Whose sins with sorrow are confessed, And covered with his Saviour's blood. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord. Imputes not his iniquities: He pleads no merit of reward, And, not on works, but grace, relies. 3 From guile his heart and lips are free : His humble jov, his holy fear, 60 P s A L M 8. Willi deep repentance well Agree, And join to prove his faith Bincere. 4 1 1 < - a glorious i- that righteousness, That hides and cancels nil hi- Bins! While a bright evidence of grace, Through his whole life, appears and Bhincs. 32 — p.vim-il l. m. Waii, BENEFITS OF CONFESSION. 1 WHILE I keep Bilence and conceal My heavy guilt within my heart. What torments doth my conscience feell What agonies of inward Bmartl 2 I spread my Bins before the Lord, Ami all my Becret faults confess . Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word ; Thy Holy Spirit Beals the grace. 3 For this shall every humble soul Make swit't addresses to Thy seat: When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4 How sate beneath Thy wings I lie, When days grow dark, and storms appear; And when I walk. Thy watchful eye Shall guide me Bafe from every snare. 33 — PaktI. CM. Wato. CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 1 REJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord; This work belongs to you: Sing of His name, His ways. His word, How holy. ju>t and true! 2 His mercy and II is righteousness Let heaven and earth proclaim : 61 P S A LMS. His works of nature and of grace Reveal His wondrous name. 3 His wisdom and almighty word The heavenly arches spread ; And by the Spirit of the Lord Their shining hosts were made. 4 He bade the liquid waters flow To their appointed deep : The flowing seas their limits know, And their own station keep. 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth, With fear before Him stand : He spake, and nature took its birth, And rests on His command. 6 He scorns the angry nations' rage, And breaks their vain designs : His counsel stands through every age, And in full glory shines. 33 — Part II. C. M. \V atts. GOD, A NATION'S REFUGE. 1 BLESSED is the nation where the Lord Has fixed His gracious throne ; TThere He reveals His heavenly word, And calls their tribes His own. 2 His eyes, with infinite survey, The spacious world behold ; He formed us all of equal clay. And knows our feeble mould. 3 Kings are not rescued by the force Of armies from the grave : Nor speed, nor courage of a horse Can the bold rider save. 62 PS A L M . \ Vain is the strength of beasts, or men. To hope for safety thence : Bui holj souls from ( tod obtain A strong and Bure defence. 5 I k)d is their fear, and < i<>d their trust, When plagues or famine spread : His watchful eye Becures the just A.mong ten thousand \\- blessed they are, and only they. Who in His truth confide. .'> Fear Him, ye Baints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear : Make yon T I i r~ Bervice your delight; He'll make your wants IIi> can1. 63 PSALMS. 34— Part II. L. M. \Vatts. god's care of >ai.\ 1 LORD, I will bless Thee all my days : Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue; My soul shall srlory in Thv grace : While saints rejoice to hear the song*. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me ; Come, let us all exalt His name : I sought th3 eternal God, and He Has not exposed my hope to shame. 3 I told Him all my secret grief; My secret groaning reached His ears : He gave my inward pains relief. And calmed the tumult of my fears. 4 To Him the poor lift up their eyes. Their faces feel the heavenly beam ; A beam of mercy, from the skies, ' Fills them with light and joy supreme. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men, that serve the Lord : Oh ! fear, and love Him, all His saints : Taste of His grace, and trust His word. 6 The wild young lions, pinched with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood ; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good. 34 __ pART ni. l. m. Watts. ADVANTAGES of early piety. 1 CHILDEEX in years and knowledge young, Your parents* hope, your parents' joy. Attend the counsels of my tongue : Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days. And peace to crown vour mortal state : 64 P B A !. M S. Eyestrain your feet from impious ways, Your Lips from Blander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard His &aints; I Ii- ears arc open to their cries : He Bets Bis frowning face against The sons of violence and lies. 4 To bnmble Bonis and broken hearts God with Bis grace is ever nigh: Pardon and hope His love imparts, When men in deep contrition lie. 5 He tells their tears, lie counts their groans: His Son redeems their sold from death: His Spirit heals their broken bones; While they in praise employ their breath. 34— Part IV. CM. Waits. god's care of saints. 1 THE Lord for ever guards the just, I Ii- ears attend their cry : When broken spirits dwell in dust, The God of grace is nigh. 2 What though the sorrows, here they taste, Be sharp and tedious too ; The Lord, who Baves His saints at last, Is their BUpportei now. 3 Evil shall smite the wicked dead; Bnt (rod Becnres 1 1 is own ; Prevents the mischief when they slide, Or heals the broken bone. 4 When desolation, like a flood, ( )'er the prond sinner rolls ; Saints find a refuge in their God, For He redeems their ^>nl<. 65 PSALMS. 35 — Part I. C. M. Watts. JUDGMENTS ON PERSECUTORS. 1 XOW plead my cause, Almighty God, With all the sons of strife ; And fight against the men of blood, Who fight against my life. 2 Draw out Thy spear, and stop their way : Lift Thine avenging rod ; But, to my soul in mercy say, " I am Thy Saviour God." 3 They plant their snares to catch my feet. And nets of mischief spread: Plunge the destroyers in the pit, That their own hands have made. 4 Let fogs and darkness hide their way, And slippery be their ground : Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey, And all their rage confound. 5 They fly, like chaff before the wind, Before Thine angry breath : The angel of the Lord behind, Pursues them down to death. 6 They love the road that leads to hell : Then must the rebels die, Whose malice is implacable Against the Lord on high. 7 But if Thou hast a chosen few Among that impious race; Divide them from the bloody crew By Thy surprising grace. 8 Then will I raise my tuneful voice To make Thy wonders known ; In their salvation I'll rejoice, And bless Thee for mv own. 66 P S A L M S. 35 -I\kt IL 0. M. W.uh. THE LOVE OF CHRIST I vi'll li.D in DAI CD. 1 BEHOLD the love, the generous Love Thai holy David Bhows I Mark how his tender bowels move For his afflicted foes ! 2 When they are sick, his boh! complains, Ami Beems to reel tin- smart ; The spirit of the gospel reigns, And melts his pious heart. 3 How did his flowing tears eondole Aj for ;i brother dead ! And fasting mortified his soul, While for their life he prayed. 4 They groaned and cursed him on their bed: Yet Btill he pleads and mourns: And double blessings <>n Ins head The righteous (rod returns. 5 O glorious typo of heavenly grace! Thus Christ the Lord appears; While Binners curse, the Saviour prays, And pities them with tears. 6 He, the true David, Israel's king, Blessed and beloved of God, To save us rebels, dead in sin, Paid His own dearest blood. 36 — Part I. S. M. Watts. PRACTICAL ATHEISM. 1 WHEN man grows hold in sin. My lu-art within me cries, "He hath no faith of God within, Nor tVar before hi- ej --.'* 2 IP' walks a while concealed In a self- flattering dream : PSALMS. Till his dark crimes, at once revealed, Expose his hateful name. 3 His heart is false and foul, His words are smooth and fair : Wisdom is banished from his soul, And leaves no goodness there. 4 He plots upon his bed Kew mischiefs to fulfil : He sets his heart, his hand and head, To practise all that 's ilL 5 But there 's a dreadful God, Though men renounce His fear: His justice, hid behind the cloud, Shall one great duy appear. 6 His truth transcends the sky; In heaven His mercies dwell; Deep as the sea His judgments lie; His anger burns to hell. 7 How excellent His love, Whence all our safety springs ! Oh ! never let my soul remove From underneath His wings ! 36 — Part II. L. M. Tate and Br adv. CONFIDENCE IX DIVINE PROVDDENCE. 1 O LORD, Thy mercy, my sure hope, The highest orb of heaven transcends ; Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope. Beyond the spreading sky extends. 2 Thy justice like the hills remains ; Unfathomed depths Thy judgments are : Thy providence the world sustains ; The whole creation is Thy care. *3 Since of Thy goodness all partake, With what assurance should the just 68 r s a L M 8. Thy sheltering wings • refuge make, Ami Bainta to Thy protection trust I 1 Such guests shall t<> Thy courts be led, To banquet <>n thy love's repast : And drink, as from a fountain head, ( )t' joys thai shall for ever last 5 With Thee the springs of life remain; Thy presence is eternal day : Oli! let Thy grace Thy saints sustain: To upright hearts Thy truth display. 37— Paw I. 0. I£ \Yattb. POLLY OF INWIM. THE WICKED. 1 WHY should I ve.\ my soul and fret To see the wicked rise 1 Or envy Burners, waxing great By violence and lies .' 9 Ajb flowery grass, cut down at noon, Before the evening fad< - ; shall their glories vanish soon, In everlasting shades. 3 Then let nie make the Lord my trust, And practise all that V good : So shall I dwell among the just, And lie '11 provide me food. 4 I, to my God, my v.*ays commit, And cheerful wait His will: Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet, Shall my desires fulfil. 5 Mine innocence shalt Thou display : And make Thy judgments known. Fair as the light of dawning day. And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek at last the earth i ssesa, And are the heirs oi heaven: (59 V S A LMS. True riches with abundant peace, To humble souls are given. 7 Rest in the Lord, and keep His way, Nor let your anger rise; Though Providence should long delay, To punish haughty vice. 8 Let sinners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and foam ; The Lord derides them, for He sees Their day of vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threatening sword ; Have bent the murderous bow, To slay the men who fear the Lord, And bring the righteous low. 10 My God shall break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts : Shall their own swords against them turn, And pain surprise their hearts. 37 — Part II. C. M. Waits. RELIGION IN WORDS AND DEEDS. 1 WHY do the wealthy wicked boast, And grow profanely bold? The meanest portion of the just, Excels the sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay: The saint is merciful and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms with liberal heart he gives Among the sons of need ; His memory to long ages lives, And blessed is his seed. 4 He fears to talk with lips profane, To slander or defraud : TO PS \ L M s. His ready tongue declares t«» men, What he has Learned of God. 5 The law ami gospel of the Lord Deep in bis heart abide; Led by tlu- Spirit and the word, Hi- feet shall never >lide. 6 When sinners tall, the righteous stand Preserved from every snare ; They shall possess the promised land And dwell for ever there. 37— Pai:t III. CM. Watts. RIGHTEOUS USD WICKED CONTRASTED. 1 MY God, the steps of pious men Are ordered by Thy will : Though they Bhould fall, they rise again, Thy hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtue He approves; Be ae'er deprives them of His grace, Nor leaves the men Be loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home: He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. i Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men, Nor fear when tyrants frown : Ye shall confess their pride was vain, When justice casts them down. 5 The haughty sinner I have seen, Not fearing man or God, Like a tall hay tree fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. 6 And lo ! he vanished from the ground Destroyed by hands unseen : 71 PSALMS. 2s' i »r root, nor branch, nor leaf was found Where all that pride had been. 7 But mark the man of righteousness. His several steps attend : True pleasure runs through all his ways. And peaceful is his end. 38 C. M. Watts. THE TROUBLED CONSCIENCE RELIEVED. 1 AMID Thy wrath remember love, Restore Thy servant. Lord ; Kor let a father's chastening prove Like an avenger's sword. 2 Thine arrows stick within my heart, My flesh is sorely pressed : Between the sorrow and the smart, My spirit finds no rest. 3 My sins a heavy load appear, And o'er my head are gone ; Too heavy for my soul to bear, Too hard for me t' atone. 4: My thoughts are like a troubled sea, My head still bending down ; And I go mourning all the day, Beneath my Father's frown. 5 Lord, I am weak and broken sore, Xone of my powers are whole: The inward anguish makes me roar, The anguish of my soul. 6 All my desire to Thee is known, Thine eye counts every tear ; And every sigh, and every groan, Is noticed by thine ear. 7 Thou art my God, my only hope; My God will hear my cry ; 72 P 8 A L M 8 . Mv I i.»t I let Blip one Binfnl word, Or do my neighbour wrong.'3 2 And, if I'm e'er constrained to stay With men of lives profane; I'll set a double guard that day, Nor let my talk be vain. 3 I'll scarce allow my lips to speak The pious thoughts I feel; Lest scoffers should th' occasion take ' To mock my holy zeal. 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, I'll not be overawed: But let the scoffing sinners hear. That I can speak for God. 4 ::; PSALMS. 39-Part II. C. M. Watts. THE VANITY OF MAN AS MORTAL. 1 TEACH me the measure of my days, Thou Maker of my frame : I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast ; How short, how fleet our time i Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime. 3 See the vain race of mortals move Like shadows o'er the plain : They rage and strive, desire and love. But all their noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show ; Some dig for golden ore ; They toil for heirs they know not who, And straight are seen no more. 5 What should I wish or wait for then, From creatures, earth and dust? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recall; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. 39-Pakt ffl. C. M. Watts- SICK-BED DEVOTIONS. 1* GOB of my life, look gently down, Behold the pains I feel ; But I am dumb before Thy throne, Nor dare dispute Thy will. 2 Diseases are Thy servants, Lord, They come at Thy command : PSA I, M 8. J '11 not attempt :i murmuring word, Against Thy chastening hand. 3 Yet I may plead with humble cries. Remove Thy sharp rebukes : Mv strength consumes, my spirit dies, Through Thy repeated stros 4 Crushed as a moth beneath Thy hand, We moulder to the dust : Our feeble power- can ne'er withstand, And all our beauty V Lost 5 This ni«»rtal life decay- apace. Sow soon the bubble's broke! Adam, and all Lis numerous race, Are vanity and Bmoke. 6 I'iii imt a sojourner below, As all my fathers were; May I be well prepared to go, When I the summons hear ! 7 But, if my life be spared a while Before my last remoi Thy praise shall he my business still, And I'll declare Thy love. 40— Part I. < J. M. Watts. DELIVERANCE PROM GREAT DISTRESS. 1 I WAITED patient for the Lord; He bowed to hear my cry : He saw me resting on 1 1 is word, And brought salvation nigh. 3 lie raised me from a horrid pit, Where mourning long I lay; And from my bonds released my feet, Deep bonds of miry clay. 3 Firm on a rock lie made me stand ; And taught my cheerful tongue 75 P S A L M S . To praise the wonders of His hand, In a new thankful song. 4 I '11 spread His works of grace abroad ; The saints with joy shall hear : And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are Thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! We have not words, nor hours enough, Their numbers to repeat. 6 When I in afflicted, poor and low, And light and peace depart, My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on His heart. 40 — PabtE. CM. Watts. THE INCARNATION AND SACRIFICE OF CHRIST. 1 BEHOLD, the blessed Eedeemer comes, Tli' eternal Son appears ! And at th' appointed time assumes The body God prepares ! 2 Jesus revealed his Fathers grace, And His rich mercy showed: He preached the way of righteousness, And spread His truth abroad. 3 His Father's honour touched His heart, He pitied sinners' cries ; And, to fulfil a Saviour's part, Was made a sacrifice. 3 Xo blood of beasts, on altars shed, Could wash the conscience clean ; The sacrifice which Jesus paid, Atones for all our sin. 5 Then was the great salvation spread, And Satan's kingdom shook : 76 PS A L M S. Tims by the woman's promised Seed, The serpent's head was broke. 40— P mm III. L. M. Watts, OHBIST OUB SACRIFICE. 1 THE wonders, Lord, Thy love has wrought, Exceed our praise, surmount our thought; Should I attempt the long detail, My speech would faint, my numbers fail. 2 No blood of beasts on altars spilt, Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt; But Thou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. 3 In heaven before His Father's throne, Complacent smiles th' eternal Son ; And, pleased, presents with boundless grace, Himself, a ransom for our race. 4 "Behold I I come" the Saviour cries, With love and duty in His eyes; "I come to bear the heavy load Of sins, and do Thy will, my God. 5 Mine ear is opened to Thy voice, My heart delighted with Thy choice: Pleased, I assume a fleshly form, Akin to man, that dying worm. 6 Tis written in Thy great decree; 'T is in Thy book foretold of Me ; I must fulfil the Saviour's part ; And lol Thy law is in My heart. 7 I'll magnify Thy holy law ; And rebels to obedience draw; When on My cross I'm lifted high, Or to My crown above the sky. 8 The Spirit shall descend and show What Thou hast done, and what I do : 77 PSALMS. The wondering world shall learn Thy grace, Thy wisdom and Thy righteousness. " 41 L. M. Watt* CHARITY TO THE POOR. 1 BLESSED is the man whose bowels move. And melt with pity to the poor ; Whose soul, by sympathizing love, Feels what his fellow saints endure. 2 His heart contrives, for their relief, More good than his own hands can do : He, in the time of general grief, Shall find the Lord has bowels too. 3 His soul shall live secure on earth. "With secret blessings on his head ; "When drought, and pestilence, and dearth, Around him multiply their dead. 4 Or, if he languish on his couch. God will pronounce his sins forgiven; "Will save him with a healing touch, Or take his willing soul to heaven. 42 — Part I. C. AI. Tate ahd Brady. DESERTION AXD HOPE. 1 AS pants the hart for cooling streams, When heated in the chase ; So longs my soul. O God, for Thee, And Thy refreshing grace. 2 For Thee, my God, the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine : Oh ! when shall I behold Thy face, Thou Majesty divine? 3 Tears are my constant food, while thus Insulting foes upbraid : "Deluded wretch! where is thy God? And where Tlis promised aid?" r s a L M S. 4 Tis with a mournful pleasure now 1 think on ancient da\ B : Then to Thy house did numbers go, And all <»ur work was praise. 5 But why's my -<»nl sunk down BO Tar, Beneath this heavy load, Why do my thoughts indulge despair, And sin against pay God I 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty Land, Can all thy woes remove: For I shall yet before Him stand, And sing restoring love. 42— Part II. L. 1L Watts. HOPE IN A I l urnox. 1 !MY spirit sinks within me, Lord, But I will call Thy name to mind; And times of past distress record, When I have found my God was kind. 2 Huge troubles with tumultuous noise, Swell like a sea, and round me spread; Thv water-spouts drown all my joys, And rising waves roll o'er my head. 3 Yet will the Lord command Ilis love, When I address Ilis throne by day : !Nor in the night His grace remove; The night shall hear me sing and pray. 4 I'll cast myself before Ilis feet. And Bay, "My God, my heavenly Bock] Why doth Thy love so long forget The soul that groans beneath Thy strok* ■:" 5 I'll chide my heart that sinks so low; Why should my soul indulge her grief? Hope in the Lord, and praise Him too: He is my rest, my sure relief. PSALMS. 6 Thy light and truth shall guide me still: Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to Thine heavenly hill, My God, my most exceeding joy. 43 S- ^' WIGHT. COMPLAINT MINGLED WITH HOPE. 1 MY God, defend my cause Against a host of foes : Oh ! save me from th' unjust, Who triumph in my woes. Why dost thou faint, My trembling heart? To God impart Thy sad complaint. 2 Why dost Thou, O my shield, Desert me, thus forlorn? Why, hated and oppressed, Thus bid me ceaseless mourn? To God I '11 fly ; In God 111 trust, When low in dust My head shall lie. 3 Row to Thy sacred house With joy direct my feet ; Where saints, with morning vows, In full assembly meet. Thy power divine Shall there be shown, And from Thy throne Thy mercy shine. 4 Oh! send Thy light abroad: Thy truth with heavenly ray Shall lead my soul to God, And guide my doubtful wav. 80 PS A L M S. I'll hear Thy word, With faith sincere, Ami Learn to fear Anf Thy word. Henceforth to Thee, O God of grace, A hymn of j. raise My life shall be. 7 My BOul, awake to joy. And triumph in the Lord, My health, my hope, my song, And my divine reward. Ye fears remove : No more I mourn; But blessed, return To Bing II is love. 44 0. M. Watts. COMPLAINT IX PERSECUTION. 1 LORD, we have heard Thy works of old, Thy works of power and grace; When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days : 4* 81 PSALMS. 2 How Thou didst build Thy churches here, And make Thy Gospel known; Among them did Thine arm appear, Thy light and glory shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day, And in a cheerful throng, Did thousands meet to praise and pray, And grace was all their song. 4 But now our souls are seized with shame; Confusion fills our face, To hear the enemy blaspheme, And fools reproach Thy grace. 5 Yet have we not forgot our God, Nor falsely dealt with heaven; Nor have our steps declined the road Of duty Thou hast given. 6 Though, dragons all around us roar, "With their destructive breath ; And Thine own hand has bruised us sore, Hard by the gates of death. 7 "We are exposed all day to die, As martyrs for Thy cause ; As sheep for slaughter, bound we lie By sharp and bloody laws. 8 Awake, arise, Almighty Lord! Why sleeps Thy wonted grace? Why should we look like men abhorred, Or banished from Thy face? 9 Wilt thou for ever cast us off, And still neglect our cries? For ever hide Thy heavenly love From our afflicted eyes? 10 Down to the dusr our souls are bowed, And die upon the ground ; 82 PS A L M liisc for cur help, rebuke the proud, And nil their powers confound. 11 Redeem as from perpetual shame, Our Saviour and OUT God : We plead the honours of Thy name, The merits of Thy blood. 45— Part I. L. M. Watts. Tin: GIX>BY of cueist. 1 NOW be my heart inspired to sing The glories of my Saviour King, Jesus the Lord; how heavenly fair 1 1 is form! how bright His beauties are! 2 O'er all the sons of human race, He shines with a superior grace; Love from His lips divinely flows. And blessings all His state compose. 3 Dress Thee in arms, most mighty Lord ! Gird on the terror of Thy sword 1 In majesty and glory ride, With truth and meekness at Thy side. 4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart: Or words of mercy, kind and sweet. Shall melt the rebels at Thy feet. 5 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands : Grace is the sceptre in Thy hands: Thy laws and works are just and right; Justice and grace are Thy delight. 6 O God, Thy God has richly Bhed His oil of gladness on Thy head : And with His saered Spirit blessed Tli' eternal Son above the rest. S3 PSALMS. 45 — Part II. I. M. Watts. THE BEAUTY OF THE CHURCH. 1 THE King of saints how fair His face, Adorned with majesty and grace! He conies with blessings from above, And wins the nations with His love. 2 At His right hand our eyes behold The queen arrayed in purest gold : The world admires her heavenly dress ; Her robe of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like His own, He calls and seats her near His throne; Fair stranger, let thy heart forget The idols of thy native state. 4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the favourite of His choice; Let Him be loved, and yet adored ; For He's thy Maker and thy Lord. 5 Oh! happy hour! when thou shalt rise To His fair palace in the skies; And all thy sons, a numerous train, Each, like a prince, in glory reign. 6 Let endless honours crown His head; Let every age His praises spread ; While we with cheerful songs approve The condescension of His love. 46— Part I. L. M. Tate and Brady. THE SAFETY OF THE CHURCH. 1 GOD is our refuge in distress, A present help when dangers press : On Him for safety we relied: And in His strength we will confide ; 2 Though earth were from her centre tossed, And mountains in the ocean lost * M P S A I.MS. ( >r lofty hills from their abode, Torn Diece-meal by the roaring flood. :'» Let angry wares together rolled Rage on with rary uncontrolled ; We will not fear, whilst we depend On God, who is our constant friend. & A gentler stream, that ever flows, An churches 11 is abode, His most delightful seat 2 These temples of Hi- grace, How beautiful thcv stand ! The honour of our native place, And bulwarks of our laud. 3 In Zion God is known, A refuge in distress : How bright lias His salvation shone Through all her palao - 1 4 When kings against her joined, And saw the Lord was there, In wild confusion of the mind They fled with hasty fear. 5 When navies tall and proud Attempt to spoil our peace. lie Bends II i> tempests roaring loud, And sinks them in the seas. r> ( )ft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen; How well our God secures the fold, Where His own sheep have been. 7 In every new distress, We '11 to IIi> house repair: Well think upon His wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. 48 — Fakt n. S.1L Watts. THE WORSHIP AND ORDER OF THE CHURCH. I FAR as Thy name is known, The world declares Thv praise; 87 PSALMS. Thy saints, O Lord, before Thy throne, Their songs of honour raise. 2 With joy Thy people stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of Thy hand, And counsels of Thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view Thy holy ground, And mark the building well ; 4 The orders of Thy house, The worship of Thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold, Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold ! 6 The God we worship now, Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. 49 — Part I. C. M. Watts. THE VANITY OF LIFE AND RICHES. 1 WHY does the man of riches grow To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honours flow With every rising tide? 2 Why does he treat the poor with scorn, Made of the self-same clay ; And boast as though his flesh were born Of better dust than they? 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve ; 88 PS A L M S. Redeem from death one guilty hour. Or make his brother live. 4 Life is a blessing can 't be .sold, The ransom is too high; Justice will ne'er be bribed with gold, That man may never die. 5 He sees the brutish and the wise, The timorous and the brave, Quit their possessions, close their eyes, And hasten to the grave. 6 Yet 't is his inward thought and pride ! " My house shall ever stand ; And that my name may long abide, I'll give it to my land." 7 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost, How soon his memory dies ! His name is buried in the dust, Where his owrn carcass lies. 8 This is the folly of their way; And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again. 9 Men, void of wisdom and of grace, If honour raise them high, Live like the beasts, a thoughtless race, And like the beasts they die. 10 Laid in the grave, like silly sheep, Death feeds upon them there; Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep, In terror and despair. 49— Part H. CM. Watts. DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION. 1 YE sons of pride that hate the just. And trample on the poor; PSALMS. When deatli lias brought you down to dust. Your pomp shall rise no more. 2 The last great day shall change the scene ; When will that hour appear? "When shall the just revive, and reign O'er all that scorned them here? 3 God will my naked soul receive, "When separate from the flesh; And break the prison of the grave, To raise my bones afresh. 4 Heaven is my everlasting home, Tli' inheritance is sure; Let men of pride their rage resume, But I '11 repine no more. 50— Pakt I. C. M. Watts. THE LAST JUDGMENT. 1 THE Lord, the Judge, before His throne Bids the whole earth draw nigh; The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, "Judgment will ne'er begin;" No more abuse His long delay To impudence and sin. 3 Throned on a cloud our God shall come, Bright flames prepare His way; Thunder and darkness, fire and storm Lead on the dreadful day. 4 Heaven from above His call shall hear. Attending angels come: And earth and hell shall know and fear His justice, and their doom. 5 "But gather all my saints," He cries, " Who made their peace with God, 90 P S A L M S . By the Redeemer's sacrifice, And sealed it w*ih His blood. 6 Their faith and works, brought forth t<> light, shall make the world conf Mv sentence of reward is right, And heaveu adore My grace." 50 — Pa in II. C. M. Watib. OBEDIENCE BETTEB THAN SACRIFICE. 1 THUS saith the Lord ; "The spacious fields And docks and herds are Mine: O'er all the cattle of the hills I claim a right divine. 2 I ask no sheep for sacrifice, Nbr bullocks burnt with fire; To hope and love, to pray and praise, Is all that I require. 3 Invoke My name when trouble's near, My hand shall set thee free ; Then shall thy thankful lips declare The honour due to Me. 4 The man who offers humble praise, Declares My glory best; And those who tread My holy ways, Shall My salvation taste. 5 Not for the want of bullocks slain, Will I the world reprove : Altars and rites and forms are vain Without the fire of love; 0 And what have hypocrites to do, To bring their Bacrifice? They call My statutes just and true, But deal in theft and lies. 7 Could you expect to 'scape My Bight, And sin without control I 91 PSALMS. But I will bring your crimes to light, With anguish in your soul." 8 Consider, ye that slight the Lord, Before His wrath appear ; If once you fall beneath His sword, There 's no deliverer there. 50 — Part HI. L. M. Watts, HYPOCRISY WARNED. 1 THE Lord, the Judge, His churches warns; Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. 2 Yile wretches dare rehearse His name With lips of falsehood and deceit ; A friend or brother they defame, And sooth and natter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong, Yet dare to seek their Maker's face; They take His covenant on their tongue, But break His laws, abuse His grace. 4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean, Defiled with lust, defiled with blood: By night they practise every sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 5 And, while His judgments long delay, They grow secure, and sin the more: They think He sleeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour. 6 0 dreadful hour! when God draws near, And sets their crimes before their eyes: His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliverer dare to rise. 92 r s a l m - 50-r.viHlY. LO's and ll'g. Wait*. THE LAST JUDGMENT. 1 THE God of glory Bends Bis summons forth, Calls the south nations anaint> rejoice before him. 3 Sinners, awake betimes; ye fools, he wise ; Awake, before this dreadful morning rise: Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend. Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend. Then join the saint- ; wake every cheerful passion, When Christ returns. He comes for your salvation. 51— Part I. L. M. WATTS. A PENITENT PLEADING FOE PABDON. 1 SHOW pity, Lord! 0 Lord! forgive; Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not Thy mercies Large and free? May not a sinner trust in Tie •J My crimes are great, hut do n't sun The power and glory of Thy grace: Great (rod. Thy nature hath no hound; So let Thy pardoning love he found. 3 Oh ! wash my soul from every sin. And make my guilty conscience clean : 93 PSALMS. Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain my eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess Against Thy law, against Thy grace : Lord, should Thy judgment grow severe, I am condemned, but Thou art clear. 5 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope still hovering round Thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. 51— PaktIL L. M. Watts. ORIGINAL AND ACTUAL SIN CONFESSED. 1 LORD, I am vile, conceived in sin, And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man, whose guilty fall Corrupts his race, and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death : Thy law demands a perfect heart; But we're defiled in every part. 3 Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true: Oh ! make me wise betimes, to see My danger and my remedy. 4 Behold ! I fall before Thy face ; My only refuge is Thy grace: ~No outward forms can make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep within. 5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast; Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest ; Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea. Can wash the dismal stain awav. 94 V S A I, M S. (J Jesus, my God, Thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone : Thy blood can make me white as mow; No Jewish types could cleanse me bo. 7 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease: Lord, Let me hear Thy pardoning voice, And make my broken hones rejoice. 51— PAW IH L.M. Watts. THE PENITENT RESTORED. 1 O TIIOU that nearest when Burners cry, Though all my crimes before Thee lie, Avert from them Thy angry look, And blot their memory from Thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Xor hide Thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without Thy light, Cast out and banished from Thy sight: Thy holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me, that I fall no more. 4 Though I have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord) His help and comfort still afford: And let a wretch come near Thy throne, To plead the merits of Thy Son. 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, I- all the sacrifice I bring! The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns Thy dreadful sentence just : Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemned to die. PSALMS. 7 Then will I teach the world Thy ways : Sinners shall learn Thy sovereign grace.; I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pardoning God. 8 Oh ! may Thy love inspire my tongue ; Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness. 52 — Part I. L. M. Barlow. THE DESTRUCTION OF PERSECUTORS. 1 WHY should the haughty tyrant boast, His vengeful arm, his warlike host? While blood denies his cruel hand, And desolation wastes the land. 2 He joys to hear the captive's cry, The widow's groan, the orphan's sigh; And when the weary sword would spare, His falsehood spreads the fatal snare. 3 He triumphs in the deeds of wrong, And arms with rage his impious tongue, With pride proclaims his dreadful power, And bids the trembling world adore. 4 But God is good, and with a frown, Casts to the dust his honours down : The righteous, freed, their hopes recall, And hail the proud oppressor's fall. 5 How low the persecutor lies, Who dared th' eternal power despise; And vainly strove, with impious joy, The church and nation to destroy ! 6 We praise the Lord, who heard our cries, And sent salvation from the skies : The saints who saw our mournful days, Shall join our grateful songs of praise. P S A I, M S . 52- Paw II. L. M. Dwiqhz nil. LOBD's PEOPLE in BIS BOU81 - 1 A WORD in season, spoke with power, I've often heard within these walls; I hit none surpassing, what this hour Attends the precious gospel call. '2 When Christ unveils His lovely face, An CASH OB BBS PEOPLE. 1 GOD counts the Borrows of 1 1 is saints, Their groans affect His ears: Thou hast a hook l«»r my complaints, A bottle for my tear-. 2 When to Thy throne I raise my cry, The wicked fear and flee; So swift is prayer to reach the sky. So near is God to me. 101 PSALMS. 3 In Thee, most holy, just, and true, I have reposed my trust; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 4 Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord, Thou shalt receive my praise; I'll sing, "How faithful is Thy word! How righteous all Thy ways!" 5 Thou hast secured my soul from death ; Oh! set Thy prisoner free: That heart and hand, and life and breaih May be employed for Thee. 57 L. M. Watts. GOD EXALTED. 1 MY God, in whom are all the springs Of boundless love, and grace unknown, Hide me beneath Thy spreading wings Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2 Up to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform: He sends His angels from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God ! Above the heavens where angels dwell: Thy power on earth be known abroad, Let land to land Thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fixed; my song shall raise Immortal honours to Thy name : Awake, my tongue, to sound His praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. 5 High o'er the earth His mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky: His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 102 PSALMS. 6 Be thou exalted, 0 my God! Above the heavens when- angels dwell; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land Thy wonders tell. 58 L. P. M. Waits. WARNING TO ICAGIBTBATES. 1 .I17DGES, who rule the world by laws, Will ye despise the righteous cause, When vile oppression wastes the land? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hand? 2 Forgot ye then, or never knew, That God will judge the judges too? High in the heavens His justice reigns: let you invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad, To bind the conscience in your chains. 3 A poisoned arrow is your tongue, The arrow sharp, the poison strong, And death attends where'er it wounds; You hear no counsels, cries, nor tears ; So the deaf adder stops her ears Against the power of charming sounds. 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God! Those teeth of lions, dyed in blood ; And crush the serpents in the dust: As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise, Before the sweeping tempest flies. So let their names and hopes be lost. 5 The Almighty thunders from the sky, Their grandeur melts, their titles die, As hills of snow dissolve and run; 103 PSALMS. Or snails that perish in their slime, Or births that come before their time, Vain births, that never see the sun. 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord, Safety and joy to saints afford: And all who hear shall join and say, "Sure there's a God that rules on high, A God who hears His children cry, And will their sufferings well repay." 59 S. M. Barlow. PRAYER AGAINST INVADING FOES. 1 FROM foes that round us rise, O God of heaven, defend; Who brave the vengeance of the skies, And with Thy saints contend. 2 Behold! from distant shores And desert wilds they come, Combine for blood their barbarous force, And through our cities roam. 3 Beneath the silent shade, Their secret plots they lay ; Our peaceful walls by night invade, And waste the fields by day. 4 And will the God of grace, Regardless of our pain, Permit secure that impious race To riot in their reign? 5 In vain their secret guile, Or open force, they prove: His eye can pierce the deepest veil; His hand their strength remove. 6 Yet save them, Lord, from death, Lest we forget their doom; 101 r 8 A L M 8 . r>ur drive them with Thine angry breath, Though distant lands to roam. T Then Bhall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God ; The nations round The earth rejoice. And Bound Thy praise abroad. 60 C- M. Waits. ON A DAY OF HUMILIATION IN WAR. 1 LORD, Thou hast scourged our guilty land ; Behold, Thy people mourn ! Shall vengeance ever guide Thy hand I Shall mercy ne'er return? 2 Beneath the terrors of Thine eye. Earth's haughty towers decay; Thy frowning mantle spreads the sky, And mortals melt away. 3 Our Zion trembles at Thy stroke, And dreads Thy lifted hand ! Oh ! heal the nation Thou hast broke, And save the sinking land. \ Exalt the banner in the field, For those that fear Thy name ; From barbarous hosts Thy people shield, And put our foes to shame. 5 Attend our armies to the fight, And be their guardian God : In vain shall numerous powers unite, Against Thy lifted rod. 6 Our troops, beneath Thy guiding hand. Shall gain a glad renown: 4Tis God who makes the feeble stand, And treads the mighty down. 5* 105 PSALMS. 61 — Part I. S. M. ^Tatts. GOD OUR REFUGE AND ROCK. 1 WHEN, overwhelmed with grief, My heart within me dies ; Helpless and far from all relief, To heaven I lift mine eyes. 2 Oh ! lead me to the rock, That's high above my head; And make the covert of Thy wings, My shelter and my shade. 3 TTithin Thy presence, Lord, For ever I'll abide: Thon art the tower of my defence, The Refuse where I hide. 4: Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear Thy name: If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. 61 — Part H. L. M. JESUS OUR KEN'G. 1 MY soul of Thy protection sure. Against her foes shall rest secure; For Thou, O God, hast heard my vows And brought me iovful to Thv house. 2 With all Thy saints I'll strive to sing The glories of my heavenly King; Whom Thou in mercy didst ordain, Should o'er Thy chosen people reign. 3 Jesus shall live for ever blessed, And give His people peace and rest : His years shall last, and God will own His righteous sceptre, and His throne. 4 Oh! let Thy truth prepare the way; In mercv, Lord, extend His swav : 106 PSA IMS. Thus we'll derote our future days, To pay our vows and sing Thy pre 62 L- M Watts. TBU8T in OOD Ain\i:. 1 MY spirit looks to God alone; Mv nxk and refuge La IIi> throne; In all my fears, in all my straits, Mv soul on His salvation waits. l; Trust Him, ye Baints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before His face: When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficent aid. 3 False are the men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in the balance, both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4 Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your hearts on glittering dust; "Why will ye grasp the fleeting smoke, And not believe what God has spoke } 5 Once hath His awful voice declared, Once and again my ears have heard, "All power is His eternal due; He must be feared and trusted too." 6 For sovereign power reigns not alone, Grace is a partner of the throne: Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. 63 — Part I. C. M. Watts. LORD'S DAT MORXTXo. 1 EARLY, my God, without delay, 1 haste to seek Thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without Thv cheering grace. 107 PSALMS. 2 I've seen Thy glory and Thy power, Through all Thy temples shine : My God, repeat that heav'nly hour, That vision so divine. 3 Not life itself, witK all its joys, Can my best passions move ; Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As Thy forgiving love. 4 Thus till my last expiring day, I'll bless my God and king; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. 63 — Paut n. L. M. Watts. DELIGHT ENT GOD AXD HIS WORSHIP. 1 GEEAT God, indulge my humble claim, Thou art my Hope, my Joy, my Rest ; The glories, that compose Thy name, Stand all engaged to make me blessed. 2 Thou great and good, Thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God; And I am Thine by sacred ties, Thy son, Thy servant, bought with blood. 3 With early feet I love t' appear Among Thy saints, and seek Thy face; Oft have I seen Thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. 4 Not fruits nor wines that tempt our taste, Nor all the joys our senses know, Could make me so divinely blessed, Or raise my cheerful passions so. 5 My life itself, without Thy love, No taste of pleasure could afford ; 'T would but a tiresome burden prove, If I were banished from the Lord. 108 PS A L M s. 8 Amid-t the wakeful hours of night, W'hfii busy cares afflict my head ; One thought of Thee gives uew delight, And adds refreshment to my bed. 7 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath t<> pray, or praia This work shall make my heart rejoice, Ami bless the remnant of my da) . 63 — Pari III. S. M. Watt.. 6EEKING G()I>. 1 MY God, permit mv tongue This joy, to call thee Mine; And let my early cries prevail To taste Thy love divine. 2 My thirsty tainting soul Thy mercy does implore; Not travellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 3 Within Thy churches, Lord, I long to rind my place; Thy power and glory to behold, And feel Thy quickening grace. 4 Since Thou hast been my help. To Thee my spirit flies ; And on Thy watchful providence, My cheerful hope relies. 5 The shadow of Thy wings Mv soul in safety keep- ; I follow where my Father leads, And lie supports my steps. 64 L. M. T.ARLOW. SEEKING DELIVERANCE FROM ENEMIES. 1 GHEAT God. attend to my complaint, Nor let my drooping spirit faint : 109 PSALMS. When foes in secret spread the snare, Let my salvation be Thy care. 2 Shield me without, and guard within, From vile temptations and from sin; May envy, lust, and pride depart, And heavenly grace expand my heart. 3 Thy justice and Thy power display, And scatter far Thy foes away : "While listening nations learn Thy word, And saints, triumphant, bless the Lord. 4 Then shall Thy church exalt her voice, And all that love Thy name rejoice: By faith approach Thine awful throne, And plead the merits of Thy Son. 65 — Part I. C. M. Wath A PRAYER-HEARESTG GOD. 1 PEAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for Thee; There shall our vows be paid: Thou hast an ear when sinners pray ; All flesh shall seek Thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pardoning grace is Thine; And Thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3 Blessed are the men whom Thou wilt choose To bring them near Thy face; Give them a dwelling in Thy house, To feast upon Thy grace. 4 In answering what Thy church requests, Thy truth and terror shine; And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil Thy kind design. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just; 110 PS \LMv And distant Islands fly to Th< And make Thy name their trust C They dread Thy glittering tokens. Lord, When signs in heaven appear ; Bnt they shall learn Thy holy word, And love as well aa fear. 65— Part IT. C. If. Wan, 1 "Y IS by Thy Btrength the mountains Btand, ( km! of eternal power : The sea grows calm at Thy command, And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the Bpring. 3 Seasons and times, and months and hours, Heaven, earth, and air arc Thine; When clouds distil in fruitful showers, The Author is divine. 4- Tlmse wandering cisterns in the sky, Borne by the winds around, With watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear ; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. 65 — PAKT III. II. M. DWIGHT. THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD IX THE SEASONS. 1 I1<)\V pleasing is Thy voice, O Lord, OUT heavenly King. That bids the frosts retire. And wakes the lovely spring! Ill PSALMS. The rains return, The ice distils, 2 The lofty mountains stand, Established by Thine arm : Thy voice the ocean stills, The tumult, and the storm; And plains and hills Forget to mourn. Through earth and skies, With terror spread, 3 The morn, with glory crowned, Thy hand arrays in smiles; Thou bidst the eve decline, Rejoicing o'er the hills. Thy tokens dread, All lands surprise. And beauty glows To earth's far end. Soft suns ascend; The mild wind blows ; 4 Thou mak'st the pasture green ; Thou call'st the flocks abroad; The springing corn proclaims The footsteps of our God. tYnd happy share The general feast. Both bird and beast Partake Thy care, 5 Thy showers make soft the fields; On every side, behold! The ripening harvests wave Their loads of richest gold. The labourers sing With cheerful voice, 6 The thunder is His voice; His arrows, blazing fires; He glows in yonder sun, And smiles in starry choirs. And, blessed, rejoice In God their King. His beauty blooms In flowers and trees. The balmy breeze His breath perfumes 7 With life He clothes the spring; The earth with summer warms; 112 P 8 A !. M S. IK* spreads tli' antumna] feast, And rides in wintry Btorms. Bia gifts divine, And round the year Through all appear. His glories Bhine. 66 r.uai. O.M. Wa.i, TIIK <.<>!> 0* I'KoYIIM V 1 SING, all ye nations, to the Lord, Sing with a joyful noif With melody of sound record His honours, and your joys. 2 Say to the Power that shakes the sky, " How terrible art Thou ! Sinners before Thy presence fly, Qr at Thy feet they bow/' 3 lie rides by His resistless might; Will rebel mortals dare Provoke th' Eternal to the fight, And tempt that dreadful war I 4 Oh! bless our God, and never cease; Ye saints, fulfil His praise: He keeps our life, maintains our peace; And guides our doubtful ways. 5 Lord, Thou hast proved our suffering souls, To make our graces shine: So silver bears the burning coals, The metal to refine. 6 Through watery deeps, and fiery ways, We march at Thy command, Led, to possess the promised place, By Thine unerring hand. 66 — Pakt II. C. M. Watts. PRAISK TO GOD FOR HEARING PRAYER. 1 X( )W shall my solemn vows be paid To that Almighty Power, 113 PSALMS. Who heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make His mercies known : Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders He has done. 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought His heavenly aid ; He saved my sinking soul from hell, And death's eternal shade. 4 If sin lay covered in my Jieart, While prayer employed my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. 5 But God, his name he ever blessed ! Hath set my spirit free; Nor turned from Him my poor request, Nor turned His heart from me. 67 C. M. Watts. THE NATION'S PROSPERITY AND THE CHTJRCh's INCREASE. 1 SHINE on our land, Jehovah, shine, With beams of heavenly grace ! Reveal Thy power through all our coasts, And show Thy smiling face. 2 Here fix Thy throne exalted high, And, here, our glory stand; And, like a wall of guardian fire, Surround Thy favourite land. 3 When shall Thy name from shore to shore, Sound all the earth abroad : And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God? 4 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice ; 114 P8 A L M - Let thankful tongues exalt 1 1 is pTft] And thankful hearts rejoice. 5 He, the great Lord, the sovereign Jud Wh«> sits enthroned above) Wisely commands the worlds lie mad.-. In ju>ticc and in I- • '. Earth shall confess her leaker's hand. And yield a full increase: Our God will crown His chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. 7 God, the Redeemer, scatters round lli> choicest favours here ; While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and Pear. 68 — Part I. L. M. Waits. MA.II> IV ANT) (oMPASSION OF GOD. 1 LET God arise in all His might, And put the troops of hell to flight; A- smoke, that sought to cloud the skies Before the rising tempest flies. '2 Ih rides and thunders through the sky; His name Jehovah sounds on high; Sing to His name, ye sons of grace; Ye saints, rejoice before Hi- face. 3 The widow and the fatherless Fly to His aid in sharp distress: In Him, the poor and helpless find A Judge that's just, a Father kind. 4 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prisoners see the light again ; But rebels, that dispute His will. Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. 5 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong; Crown Him, ye nations, in your song: 115 PSALMS. His wondrous names and powers rehearse; His honours shall enrich your verse. 6 He shakes the heavens with loud alarms ; How terrible is God in arms! In Israel are His mercies known, Israel is His peculiar throne. 7 Proclaim Him king, pronounce Him blessed ; He's jour defence, your joy, your rest: When terrors rise, and nations faint, God is the strength of every saint. 68 — Part II. L. M. Watts. Christ's ascension and gift of the spirit. 1 LORD, when Thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels filled the sky : Those heavenly guards around Thee wait. Like chariots that attend Thy state. 2 ~Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there; While He pronounced His dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains, like captives, led. 4 Eaised by His Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. 68 — Part III. L. M. Watts. COMMON AND SPECIAL MERCD2S. 1 WE bless the Lord, the just, the good, Who fills our hearts with joy and food; Who pours His blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich sunolies. 3 116 r 8 A 1. M 8, i} I If sends the Mm Bifl circuit round, T<> cheer the Droits, to warm the ground] He bidfl the clouds, with plenteona rain, Refresh the thirst} earth again. ;; "V \> to His care we owe onr breath, And all our near escapee from death: Safety and health to God belong, He heals the weak, and guards the strong. 4 He makes the Bainl and dinner prove The common blessings of His love: I in t the wide difference that remains, Is endless joy, and endless pains. 5 The Lord, that braised the serpent's head, On all the serpent's seed shall tread: The Btnbborn sinner's hope confound, And smite him with a lasting wound. 6 But His right hand His saints shall raise From the deep earth, or deeper seas ; And bring them t<> 1 1 is courts above: There shall they taste His special love. 69 — Part I. L» M. AVatts. CITRIST^ PASSION. 1 DEEP in our hearts let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord; Behold] the rising billows roll, To overwhelm His holy soul. 2 In long complaints He Bpends His breath, While hosts of hell, and powers of death, And all the son- of malice join To execute their cursed design. 3 Yet, gracious God, Thy power and love Have made the curse a blessing prove: Those dreadful Bufferings y>( Thy Son, Atoned for sins which we had done. 117 P S A L M S . 4: The pangs of our expiring Lord, The honours of Thy law restored : His sorrows made Thy justice known, And paid for follies, not His own. 5 Oh ! for His sake our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live! The Lord will hear us in His name, Nor shall our hope be turned to shame. 69 — Part n. L. M. Watts. THE SUFFERINGS AND ZEAL OF CHRIST. 1 'TWAS for my sake, eternal God, Thy Son sustained that heavy load Of "base reproach, and sore disgrace; And shame defiled His sacred face. 2 The Jews, His brethren and His kin, Abused the man that checked their sin; While He fulfilled Thy holy laws, They hate Him, but without a cause. 3 " My Father's house," said He, " was made A place for worship, not for trade :*' Then scattering all their gold and brass, He scourged the merchants from the place. 4 Zeal for the temple of His God Consumed his life, exposed His blood ; Reproaches, at Thy glory thrown. He felt, and mourned them as His own. 5 His friends forsook, His followers fled, While foes and arms surround His head ; They curse Him with a slanderous tongue, And the false judge maintains the wrong. 6 His life they load with hateful lies, And charge His lips with blasphemies ; They nail Him to the shameful tree : There hung mv Lord, who died for me. 118 P8 A LM S. 7 Wretches, with heart! as hard as Btones, Insult His piety and groans; GaD was the Pood they gave Bim there, And mocked His thirst with vinegar. 8 Bui God beheld; and from His throne Marked out the men that hate His Son : The hand that raised Him from the dead, Shall pour due vengeance on their head. 69 — Pari III. CM. Watts. THE OBEDIENCE AND DEATH OF CUEIST. 1 FATHER, I sing Thy wondrous grace, I bless my Saviour's name: lie bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has raised us high : His duty and His zeal Fulfilled the law, which mortals broke, And finished all Thy will. 3 His dying groans, His living songs Shall better please my God, Than harp's or trumpet's solemn sound, Than goat's or bullock's blood. 4 This shall His humble followers see, And set their hearts at rest : They by II is death draw near to Thee, And live for ever blest. 5 Let heaven and all that dwell on high, To God their voices raise; While lands and seas assist the sky, And join t' advance the praise. 6 Zion is Thine, most holy God : Thy Son shall bless her gates; And glory, purchased by His blood, For Thine own Israel waits. 119 PSALMS. 70 L< ^' DWIGHT. A PRATER FOR THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST. 1 O THOU, whose hands the kingdom sway; Whom earth, and hell, and heaven obey: To help Thy chosen sons, appear And show Thy power and glory here! 2 While stupid wretches, sunk in sleep, Slide onward to the fiery deep, To sense, and sin, and madness given, Believe no hell, and wish no heaven; 3 While fools deride, while foes oppress, And Zion mourns in deep distress ; Her friends withdraw, her foes grow bold; Truth fails, and love is waxen cold. 4 Oh ! haste, with every gift inspired, With glory, truth, and grace attired, Thou Star of heaven's eternal morn; Thou Sun, whom beams divine adorn! 5 Assert the honour of Thy name; O'erwhelm Thy foes with fear and shame; Then, send Thy Spirit from above, And change their enmity to love. 6 Saints shall be glad before Thy face, And grow in faith, in truth, and grace: Thy church shall blossom in Thy sight, Yield fruits of peace and pure delight. 7 Oh ! hither, then, Thy footsteps bend ; Swift as a roe, from hills decend ; Mild as the Sabbath's cheerful ray, Till life unfolds eternal day! 71— Part I. CM. Watts. THE AGED SALNt's REFLECTION AND HOPE. 1 MY God, my everlasting hope, I live upon Thy truth ; 120 P8 A IMS. Thy hands have held my childhood up, Ami strengthened all mv youth, 2 My flesh was fashioned by Thy power, With all these limbs of mine; And, from my mother's painful hour, I've been entirely Thine. 3 Still has my life new wonders seen Repeated every year; Behold] my days that yet remain, I trust them to Thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength decline. When hoary hairs arise; And round me let Thy glory shine, Whene'er Thy x-rvant dies. 5 Then in the history of my age, When men review my day-. They '11 read Thy love in every page, In every line, Thy praise. 71— Past II. C. M. Watts. CHRIST OUR STRENGTH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. 1 MY Saviour, my almighty Friend, When I begin Thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of Thy grace! 2 Thou art my everlasting trust, Thy goodness I adore! And, since I knew Thy graces first, I speak Thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road ; And march with courage in Thy strength, To see my Father, God. 4 When I am filled with sore distr For some surprising sin, 6 121 PSALMS. I'll plead Thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but Thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King! My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall Thy salvation sing. 6 My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God ; His death has brought my foes to shame, He saved me by His blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ; "With this delightful song, I'll entertain the darkest hours, Kor think the season long. 71_Pakt in. c. m. vatib. THE AGED CHRISTIANS PRAYER AND SONG 1 GOD of my childhood, and my youth, The Guide of all my days, I have declared Thy heavenly truth, And told Thy wondrous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart? Who shall sustain my sinking years, If God, my strength, depart? 3 Let me Thy power and truth proclaim To the surviving age; And leave a savour of Thy name, When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends mv next remove: Oh' may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide world Thy love! 5 Thy righteousness is deep and high; Unsearchable Thy deeds l\s a LMS. Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, Ami all niv praise exceeds. (3 oft have I heard Thy threateninga roar, And oft endured the grief; Hut when Thy hand lias pressed me sore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have I known Thy sovereign power to save: At Thy command I venture down, Securely to the grave. S When I lie buried dec]) in dust, My flesh shall be Thy care: These withering limbs with Thee I trust, To raise them strong and fair. 72 — Part I. L M . Watts. THE KIN (.DOM OF CHRIST. 1 (iREAT God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to Thy Son, Extend His power, exalt His throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes His hands, All heaven submits to 1 1 is commands; His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With power He vindicates the just, And treads th' oppressor in the dust; His worship and 1 1 is fear shall last, Till hours, and years, and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown. So shall He send His influence down: His grace on tainting souls distills, Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, 128 PSALMS. Revive at His first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 6 The saints shall flourish in His days, Dressed in the robes of joy and praise : Peace, like a river, from His throne, Shall flow to nations yet unknown. 72— Past II. L. M. Watts. THE SAME. 1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does His successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises circle round His head: His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise "With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His name. 4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns, The prisoner leaps to lose his chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blessed. 5 Where He displays His healing pow'r, Death and the curse are known no more: In Him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 6 Let every creature rise, and bring Peculiar honours to our King: Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud amen. 124 PS \ L M s . 72 Part III. 0. M. Tate am. Brady. nil. OLOBl OF CHRIST. L th k memory of Christ's glorious name Through endless years shall nm; His spotless fame .-hall thine as bright And lasting as tin- bud. 2 In Him the nations of the world, Shall be completely blessed; And His imputed righteousness, By every tongue confessed. 3 Then blessed be God, the mighty Lord, The (rod whom Israel fears ; Who Only, wondrous in His works. Beyond compare appears. 4 Let earth be with IIi> glory fille dwell before Thv face, 3 Were I in heaven without my God, T would be qo joy to hie ; And while this earth is my abode, I long for none but Thee. 4 What if the Bprings of lite were broke, And flesh and heart should faint I God is my SOUl'a eternal Rock, The Strength of every saint. 5 Behold 1 the sinners, that remove Far from Thv presence, die: Nut all the idol gods thev love, Can save them when thev cry. 6 But to draw near to Thee, my God, Shall he my sweet employ; My tongue shall sound Thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. 74 — Pakt CM. Watts. THE CHURCH PLEADIX<; CXDER PERSECUTION. 1 WILL God for ever cast us off? His wrath for ever smoke Against the people of His love, His little chosen flock? 2 Think of the tribes so dearly bought With their Redeemer's blood; Nor let Thv Ziun be forgot, Where once Thy glory stood. 3 Lift up Thv feet, and march in haste; Aloud our ruin calls: See what a wide and fearful waste La made within Thy walls. 4 Where once Thy churches prayed and sang, Thv foes profanely roar; 127 PSALMS. Over Thy gates their ensigns hang, Sad tokens of their power. 5 How are the seats of worship broke ! They tear the buildings down : And he, that deals the heaviest stroke, Procures the chief renown. 6 "With names they threaten to destroy Thy children in their nest : "Come, let us burn at once," they cry, "The temple and the priest." 7 And still to heighten our distress, Thy presence is withdrawn ; Thy wonted signs of power and grace, Thy power and grace are gone. 8 No prophet speaks to calm our woes, The best, the wisest, mourn: And not a friend nor promise, shows The time of Thy return. 74— Past II. C. M. Watts, god's power and covenant invoked. 1 HOW long, eternal God, how long, Shall men of pride blaspheme? Shall saints be made their eudless song, And bear immortal shame? 2 Is not the world of nature Thine, The darkness and the day? Didst Thou not bid the morning shine, And mark the sun his way? 3 Hath not Thy power formed every coast, And set the earth its bounds; With summer's heat and winter's frost, In their perpetual rounds? 4 And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme? 128 r BALMS, Will not Thv hand that formed them first, Avenge Thine injured name I 5 Think on the covenant Thou hast made, Ami all Thy words of lov< : Nor let tin- birdfl of prey invade, And vex Thy mourning doi e, »'. Our foes would triumph in our bio And make our hope their jest : Plead Thv own cause, Almighty God, And give Thy children rest 75 L. .\L Bablow. PBAXSfl Km: national m.r.TVi kan< r. 1 To Thee, most high and holy God, To Thee our thankful hearts we rai Thv works declare Thv name abroad, Thy wondrous works demand <>nr prais 2 To slavery doomed, Thy chosen >«>ns Behold their f<»es triumphant rise; And. Bore oppressed by earthly thrones, They Bought thv sovereign of the skies. 3 Twas then, great God, with equal power Arose Thy vengeance and Thy grace, To Bcourge their Legions from the shore, And Bave the remnant of Thy race. 4 Thy hand, that formed the restless main. And reared the mountain's awful head, Bade raging seas their course restrain, And desert wilds receive their dead. 5 Such wonder- never come by chance, Nor could the wind such blessings blow: Tis God the> Judge doth one advance, Tis God that lays another low. 6 Let haughty tyrants sink their pride, Nor lift so high their scornful head: 6* 129 PSALMS. But lay their impious thoughts aside, And own the empire God hath made. JQ C. M. Watts. THE CHURCH'S SECURITY IN GOD. 1 IN Judah, God of old was known ; His name in Israel great: In Salem stood His holy throne, And Zion was His seat. 2 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else, Than mighty hills of prey ? The hill, on which Jehovah dwells, More glorious is than they. 3 'T was Zion's King, who stopped the breath Of captains, and their hosts : The men of might slept fast in death And vain wTere all their boasts. 4 At Thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell ; "Who knows the terrors of Thy rod ? Thy vengeance who can tell? 5 When God in His own sovereign ways Comes down to save th' oppressed; The wrath of man shall work His praise, And He'll restrain the rest. 6 Yow to the Lord, and tribute bring, Ye princes, fear His frown; His terror shakes the proudest king And cuts an army down. 7 The thunder of His sharp rebuke, Our haughty foes shall feel: The God of Jacob ne'er forsook, But dwells in Zion still. 130 Pfl LLMS 77— PawpI ( . ML Warn. MELA2fOHOL1 REBUS i>. 1 TO God I cried with mournful v<»ice, I -..tight His gracious car: In the Bad lmur when troubles rose; And filled m \ bear! with fear. 2 Gloomy my days, and dark my nights; My soul refused relief] I thought on God, the just and wise, But thoughts increased my grie£ 3 Still I complained, and, still oppressed, My heart began to break ; My God, Thy wrath forbade my rot, And kept my eyes awake. 4 My overwhelming sorrows grew, Till I eon Id speak no more; Then I within myself withdrew. And called Thy judgments o'er. 5 I called hack years and ancient times, When I beheld Thy lace; My spirit searched for secret crimes, That might withhold Thy grace. 6 I called Thy mercies to my mind, Which I enjoyed before; And will the Lord no more be kind? II is face appear no more ( 7 Will He for ever cast me off? And will His promise fail > Hath He forgot His tender love? Shall anger still prevail ' 8 But we forbid this hopeless thought, This dark, despairing frame ; Remembering what Thy hand hath wrought, Thv hand is still the same. 131 PSALMS. 9 I '11 think again of all Thy ways, And talk Thy wonders o'er, Thy wonders of recovering grace, "When flesh could hope no more. 10 Grace dwells with justice on the throne: And men, that love Thy word, Have in Thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. 77 — Past H. €. M. Watts. ISRAEL LED TO CANAAN. 1 "HOW awful is Thy chastening rod!" May Thy own children say, "The great, the wise, the dreadful God, How holy is His way !" 2 I'll meditate His works of old, The King that reigns above: I'll hear His ancient wonders told, And learn to trust His love. 3 Long did the house of Jacob lie With Egypt's yoke oppressed : Long He delayed to hear their cry, Nor gave His people rest. 4 Israel, His people and His sheep, Must follow where He calls ; He bids them venture through the deep And makes the waves their walls. 5 The waters saw Thee, mighty God ! The waters saw Thee come; Backward they fled, and frighted stood, To make Thine armies room. 6 Strange was Thy journey through the sea, Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown : Terrors attend the wondrous way, That brings Thv mercies down. 132 r SALM8. 7 He gave them water from the rock; Anur younger years we saw, And which duv fathers told. 2 Tie bids us make His glories known; II is works of power and grace: And we'll convey Hi> wonders down Through every rising race. 3 Our lips >hall tell them to our m>hs. And they again to theirs ; That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they Learn, in God alone Their hope securely stand-; That they may ne'er forget His works, But practise His commands. 78— Part II. C. M. Watts. SIN AND CHASTISEMENT OF ISRAEL. 1 Oil! what a stiff, rebellious house, Was Jacob's ancient race! False to their own most solemn vows, And to their Maker's grace. 2 They broke the covenant of His love, And did Bis laws despise; Forgot the work- He wrought, to prove His power before their eyes. 3 They saw the plagues on Egypt light, Fr«»m II i> avenging hand: 133 PSALMS. What dreadful tokens of His might, Spread o'er the stubborn land ! 4 They saw Him cleave the mighty sea; And marched in safety through, With watery walls to guard their way, Till they had 'scaped the foe. 5 A wondrous pillar marked the road, Composed of shade and light; By day it proved a sheltering cloud, A leading fire by night. 6 He from the rock their thirst supplied ; The gushing waters fell, And ran in rivers by their side, A constant miracle. 7 Yet they provoked the Lord most high, And dared distrust His hand : " Can He with bread our host supply, Amidst this desert land I" 8 The Lord with indignation heard, And caused His wrath to flame: His terrors ever stand prepared To vindicate His name. 78— Part IH. C. M. Watts. CHASTISEMENT AND SALVATION. 1 WHEN" Israel sinned, the Lord reproved And filled their hearts with dread ; Yet He forgave the tribes He loved, And sent them heavenly bread. 2 He fed them with a liberal hand, And made His treasures known ; He gave the midnight clouds command To pour provision down. 3 The manna, like a morning shower, Lav thick around their feet : 134 P s A L M - . Tlic corn of lieai en, ><» light, bo pore, Ajb though 'twere angels' meat 4 Bui tlir\ in murmuring Language said, " Manna IS all OUT feasl ! We loathe this light, this airy bread; We must have flesh t<» taste.'1 5 "Ye shall have flesh to please your lust," The L<»nl in wrath replied ; And sent them quails, like sand or dust, Heaped nj> from side t<> Bide. 6 He gave them all their own desire; And, greedy as they fed, His vengeance burned with secret fire, And smote the rebels dead. 7 When sunn- wore slain, the rest returned, And sought the Lord with tears; Under the rod they feared and mourned, But soon forgot their tear-. 8 Oft lie chastised and still forgave: Till, by His gracious hand, The nation lie resolved to save, Possessed the promised land. 79 L. M. Barlow. TIIK CHTJBGH PLEADING INDKli PERSECUTION. 1 BEHOLD! O God, what cruel foes, Thy peaceful heritage invade: Thy holy temple stands defiled ; In dust Thy sacred walls are laid. 2 Wide o'er the valleys, drenched in blood, Thy people fallen in death remain: The fowls of heaven their flesh devour; And savage beasts divide the slain. 3 Til' insulting foes with impious rage, Reproach Thy children to their face: 135 P S A L If S . •■Where is your God of boasted power. And where the promise of Hi> gra ■i Deep from the prison's horrid gloom, Oh! hear the mournful captive sigh; And let Thy sovereign power reprieve The trembling souls condemned to die. 5 Let those who dared t' insult Thy reign, Return dismayed with endless shame ; "While heathens, who Thy grace despise, Shall from Thy vengeance learn Thy name. 6 So shall Thy children, freed from death, Eternal songs of honour raise : And every future age shall tell Thy sovereign power, and pardoning grace. 80 — Part I. L. M. Watts. THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH UXDER DESERTION. 1 GREAT Shepherd of Thine Israel, Who didst between the cherubs dwell, And lead the tribes, Thy chosen sheep, Safe through the desert and the deep : 2 Thy church is in the desert now : Shine from on high, and guide us through: Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore, We shall be saved and sigh no more. 3 Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey, How long shall we lament and pray. And wait in vain Thy kind return I How long shall Thy fierce anger burn ? 4 Instead of wine and cheerful bread, Thy saints with their own tears are fed: Turn us to Thee. Thy love restore, We shall be saved, and Bigh no more. 136 Pfl A I. M - . 80 Part II. L M. Watts. Bl EKING \ BE! iv \i.. 1 LORD, Thou hast planted with Thy bands A lovely vine in heathen lands; Thy power defended it around, Ami heavenly dews enriched the ground. 2 How did the spreading branches shoot. And bless the nations with the frail ! I hit now, dear Lord, look down and see Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree! 3 Why is its beauty thus defaced i Why hast Thou laid its fences waste? Strangers and foes against it join. And every beast devours Thy vine. 4 Return, almighty God, return; Nor let Thy bleeding vineyard mourn: Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore; We shall be saved, and sigh no more. 80-PvuiIII. L. M. Watts. CHJUBT, THE DEFENDER OF HIS GHUEGH. 1 LOUD, when Thy vine in Canaan grew, Thou wast its strength and glory too; Attacked in vain by all its foes, Till the fair branch of promise rose. 2 Fair Branch, ordained of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root; Himself a noble Yine, and we The lesser branches of the Tree. 3 Tis Thy own Son; and He shall stand Girt with Thy strength, at Thy right hand; Th' eternal Son, enthroned and blessed, To give His Buffering people rest. ± Oh ! for His sake attend our cry, Shine on Thv churches, lest they die: 137 PSALMS. Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore; We shall be saved and sigh no more. 81 S. M. Watts. CHRISTIAN FIDELITY URGED. 1 SIXG to the Lord aloud, And make a joyful noise: God is our strength, our Saviour God; Let Israel hear His voice. 2 " From vile idolatry Preserve my worship clean ; I am the Lord, who set thee free From slavery and sin. 3 Stretch thy desires abroad, And I'll supply them well; But if ye will refuse your God, If Israel will rebel, 4 I'll leave them," saith the Lord, "To their own lusts a prey, And let them run the dangerous road, 'Tis their own chosen way. 5 Yet Oh! that all My saints Would hearken to My voice! Soon would I ease their sore complaints, And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 "While I destroyed their foes, I'd richly feed My flock, And they should taste the stream, that flows From their eternal Rock." 82 L- M- Watts. MAGISTRATES WARNED. 1 AMOXG th' assemblies of the great, A greater Ruler takes His seat ; The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their wavs. '138 PS A I. M 9. 2 Wny will ye then frame wicked laws? Or why support tir unrighteous can--' When will ye once defend tin- poor, That Binnera vex tin- saints no morel :; They know net. Lord, nor will tin • v know; Dark arc the ways in which they go; Their name of earthly godfi is vain; For they .-hall fall, and die like men. 4 Arise, <> Lord, and let Thy Son Possess His universal throne, And rule the nations with His rod: He is our Judge, and lie our God. 83 S. M. Watts. A PRAYER AGAINST PERSECUTORS. 1 AM) will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold His peace, And let ITis vengeance sleep? 2 Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief spread ! The men, that hate Thy saints and Thee, Lift up their threatening head. 3 Against Thy hidden ones Their counsels they employ; And malice, with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 "Come, let us join," they cry, uTo root them from the ground; Till not the name of saints remain, Nor memory shall be found." 5 Awake, almighty God! And call Thy wrath to mind: Give them like forests to the lire, Or stubble to the wind. 139 PSALMS. 6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make tliem seek Thy name: Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame. 7 Then shall the nations know That glorious dreadful word: Jehovah is Thy name alone, And Thou the sovereign Lord. 84— Part I. L. M. Watts. THE PLEASURE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 1 HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, Thy dwellings are ! With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of Thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in Thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; My God! my King! why should I be So far from all my joys, and Thee? 3 The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which His children want? 4 Blessed are the saints who sit on high, Around Thy throne of majesty; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 Blessed are the souls that find a place Within the temple of Thy grace : There they behold Thy gentler rays, And seek Thy face, and learn Thy praise. 6 Blessed are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate: God is their strength, and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. I'v\ L M S. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all >hall meet in heaven at length; Till all before Thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. 84 Pari II. 1.. M. Watts. OB \« I \\h QLOBY. L GREAT God attend, while /^i<>u siiiLr- The joy that from Thy presence springs: To Bpend one day, with Thee en earth, Exceeds a thousand and DB8IBED. 1 LORD, Thou hast called Thy grace to mind, Thon hast reversed our heavy doom : Bo God forgave when Israel Binned, And brought IIi> wandering captives home, 2 Thou hast began to set us free, And made Thy fiercest wrath abate: Now Let <>ur hearts be turned to Thee; And Thy salvation be complete. 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And Let Thy saints in Thee rejoice: Make known Thy truth, fulfil Thy word; AW' wait for praise to tune our voice. 4 We wait to hoar what God will say: 111- '11 speak, and give His people peace: But let them run no more astray. Lest His returning wrath increase. 85 — Part II. L. M. AVatts. SALVATION BY CHRIST. 1 SALVATION is for ever nigh, The souls that fear and trust the Lord ; And grace, descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven: Dy IIi> obedience so complete, Justice is pleased, and peace is given. 3 Now truth and honour shall abound; Religion dwell on earth again : And heavenly influence bless the ground, In our Redeemer's gentle reign; 14:: P S A L M - 4 lli> righteousness is gone before, T<_> give us free access to God: Our wandering feet shall stray no more, But mark His steps, and keep the road. 86— Part I. C. M. Watts. MAJESTY AND GRACE OF GOD. 1 A^fOXG the princes, earthly gods. There 's none hath power divine ; Not is their nature, mighty Lord ! Xor are their works like Thine. 2 The nations. Thou hast made, shall bring Their offerings round Thy throne: For Thou alone dost wondrous things ; For thou art God alone. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet : Teach me Thy heavenly ways : And my poor scattered thoughts unite In God my Father's praise. 4 Great is Thy mercy, and my tongue Shall those sweet wonders tell ; How by Thy grace my sinking soul Rose from the deeps oi hell. 86 — Paet II. L. M. Ltvtngston. PLEADING FOR EVIDENCE OF AN INTEREST LN CHRIST. 1 JESUS, my God, my all in all. Display Thy power, unveil Thy face; "Wilt Thou not hear when sinners call \ Is not Thy reign, a reign of grac 2 A thousand times my tongue hath said, " Bought with a price, I 'm not my own f1 A thousand times my soul hath fled. And sought relief before Thy throne. 3 But now I grope, as in the night : I can't believe, and dare not trust : 144 PS A I. M 8, M\ patli ia hedged, I Bee no Light, M\ hopes are prostrate in the dust. l With fears thai all experience pad Hath been delusive, false and vain, I dread, lest falling short at Cast, I never .-hall the prize obtain. :. Wnen to the cross I wish to fly, Ami see the blood of Bprinkling flow; To Sinai's mount, not Calvary, A Legal Bpirit l»i me go. 6 Striving t«» Btretch my withered anus, I lain would give myself away; Bn! >in> and guilt excite alarms, And cheek a near approach to Thee. 7 Oh! it' already C've believed, If ( ihrist and I indeed he one : Then prove thyself my Help and Shield, Or, let the work he now began. 8 Show me a token. Lord, for :rood, And let me know that I am Thine; Dispel my doubts, disperse the blond, And on my soul benignant shine. 0 Now, let Thy Spirit from above, Bear witness to my troubled heart ; Now shed abroad my Father's love, And filial confidence impart. 1" Then shall my foes, who hate me. Bee That (rod is faithful to His saints ; That He hath heard and helped me. And changed to praise my sad complaint-. 87 L. M. Watts. THE CHURCH. THE BIRTH PLACE OF THE SAINT-. 1 GOD in His earthly temples lays Foundations for His heavenly praise; 7 L45 PSALMS. He likes the tents of Jacob well ; But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits every house, That pays its night and morning vows ; But makes a more delightful stay, "Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were described of old ! "What wonders are of Zion told ! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, the Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew ; Angels and men shall join to sing The Hill, where living waters spring. 5 "When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honour to appear, As one new born and nourished there. 88— Part I. L. M. D wight. LIFE THE ONLY ACCEPTED TIME. 1 "WHILE life prolongs its precious light, Mercy is found and peace is given ; But soon, ah soon ! th' approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2 "While God invites, how blessed the day! How sweet the gospel's charming sound! " Come, sinners, haste, oh ! haste away, "While yet a pardoning God he's found. 3 In that lone land of deep despair, No Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise; No God regard your bitter prayer. Nor Saviour call vou to the skies." 146 r s a L M 8, 88 Paw II. S. |£ Dwight. -Mv\T- SANCTIFIED. 1 STRETCHED on the bed of grief, In lilenoc long I lay ; For Bore disease and wasting pain Had worn mv strength away. 2 How mourned my sinking bos] de Sabbath's hours divine; The dav of grace, that precious day, ( Consumed in Bense and Bin ! 3 The work, the mighty work ( )t' lite, bo long delayed ; Repentance, yet to be begun, Upon a dying bed | 4 Then to the Lord I prayed, And raised a bitter cry : "Hear me, O God, and aave my soul, Lest I for ever eti< 5 Efe heard my limnble cry ; He >aved my BOnl from death : To him I'll give my heart and hands, And consecrate my breath. Ye sinners, fear the Lord, While yet 'tis called bo-day; Soon will the awful voice of death Command your SOOlfl away. 88— Part III. L If. D wight. aJEBUJUODOllOM A.xn immortality. 1 SHALL man, O God of light and life, For ever moulder in the gravel Gan'st Thou forget Thy glorious work. Thy promise, and Thy power to save? 2 Cease, cease, ye vain desponding fears : When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprang, 147 l'S A Lift - Death, the la-t fee, was captive led, And heaven with praise and wonder rang. 3 II i in, the first fruits. \l Shall follow from the vanquished grave ; He mounts His throne, the King of kings, His church to quicken, and to save. 4 Faith sees the bright eternal do Unfold, to make His children waj They shall be clothed with endless life, And shine in everlasting day. 5 The trump shall sound : the dust awak From the cold tomb the slumberen spring: Through heaven with joy their myriad- rise, And hail their Saviour and their King. 88 — PautIY. L. It A BELIEVES WALKING IN DAREN: 1 LORD, in a day of power divine, Thy grace prevailed, and made me Thine : To Thee, my soul, when young. I gave, And trusted in Thy power to save. 2 But where remain my joy and pea Which, then I thought, would never cease? If I am Thine, how can it That comforts should for ever flee? 3 Involved in glooms of darkest night. And bani.-hed from Thy blissful sight, I seek Thy face on every side ; But still the glooms of night abide. 4 Up from my youth, deprived of joy, Afflictions all my peace destroy ; Thy terrors oft distract my soul. And sorrows ri nd control. Oh! turn Thine hand, command relief. Restore my peace, assuage my gri 148 PS \ LMS. And let, of future r* -t . an heir < tae hand. 2 Thns to His Son He Bware and said: "With thcr M\ covenanl first was made; In Thee shall dying sinners livej Glory and grace are Thine to give. 8 Be Thon M\ Prophet, Thou liy Prieai : Thy children >hall he ever bleat J Thou art My chosen King; Thy throne shall Bland eternal, like Mv own." 4 Now let the church rejoice, and sing', Jesus her Saviour, and her King: Angela IIi> heavenly wonders Bhow, And saints declare His works below. 89 — Pabt II. ( . M. Watts. [HE l Ainu i i.M BS Oi QOD. l MY never ceasing songs shall Bhow The mercies of the Lord : And make Buooeeding ages know, How faithful is His word. S The Bacred truths His Lips pronoun/ Shall firm as heaven endure | And it' He Bpeaks a promise once, Tlf eternal grace is sure. 3 How long the race of David held The promised Jewish Throne! But there's a nobler covenanl sealed To David's greater Son. 1!'' PSALMS. 4 His seed for ever shall possess A throne above the skies; The meanest subject of His grace, Shall to that glory rise. 5 Lord God of hosts, Thy wondrous ways Are sung by saints above; And saints on earth their honours raise To Thy unchanging love. 89 — Part III. CM. Watts. THE POWER AXD MAJESTY OF GOD. 1 WITH reverence let the saints appear, And bow before the Lord; His high commands adoring hear, And tremble at His word. 2 How terrible Thy glories be! How bright Thine armies shine ! Where is the power that vies with Thee? Or truth compared with Thine ? 3 The northern pole and southern, rest On Thy supporting hand ; Darkness and day from east to west, Move round at Thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds control, And rule the boisterous deep : Thou raakest the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. 5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are Thine, And the dark world of hell ; How did Thine arm in vengeance shine When Egypt durst rebel! 6 Justice and judgment are Thy throne. Yet wondrous is Thy grace; While truth and mercy, joined in one, Invite us near Tliv face. 150 r s a L M B 89 PmmIV. CM. Watts. mi. BLESSEDNESS 0* ENOW&tiQ tin: QOBPEL. i BLESSED an* the souls that Lear and know The gospel's joyful Bound ; Peace shall attend the path they go, And light their Bteps BUltOUUcL 2 Their joy shall hear their .-pints up Through their Redeemer's name; EBs righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord, <>ur glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives; Israel ! thy King for ever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. 89— I'aktV. CM. Watts. ( BBlSt'S MK.niAToUIAL KINGDOM. 1 HEAR what the Lord in vision said, And made His mercy known; "Sinners, behold, your help is laid On My almighty Son. 2 High shall lie reign on David's throne, My people's better King; My arm shall beat Ilis rivals down, And still new subjects bring. 3 My truth shall guard Him in His way, With mercy by II is side; While in My name through earth and sea, He shall in triumph ride. 4 My covenant stands for ever fa^t. My promises are strong ; Firm as the heavens His throne shall last, His seed endure as long." 151 PSALMS. 89 — Paet VI. C. M. Watts. the covenant: unchangeable. 1 YET (saith the Lord) if David's race, The children of My Son, Should break My laws, abuse My grace, And tempt Mine anger down ; 2 Their sins I'll visit with the rod, And make their folly smart ; But I'll not cease to be their God, Nor from My truth depart. 3 My covenant I will ne'er revoke, But keep My grace in mind ; Ajid what eternal love hath spoke, Eternal truth shall bind. 4 Once have I sworn (I need no more) Ajid pledged My holiness, To seal My sacred promise sure To David and his race. 5 The sun shall see his offspring rise, And spread from sea to sea, Long as he travels round the skies To give the nations day. 6 Sure as the moon that rules the night. His kingdom shall endure ; Till the fixed laws of shade and light Shall be observed no more. 89 — Part YIL L. M. Watts. MORTALITY AND HOPE. 1 EEMEMBER, Lord, our mortal state ! How frail our life ; how short the date ! "Where is the man that draws his breath, Safe from disease, secure from death I 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, Our flesh and sense repine and crv, 152 PSALMS. •• fcfusl death for ever rage and reign! Or Last Thou made mankind in vain' :: Win-re ia Thy promise to the jusl I Are doI 'l'li \ servants turned t«> dust F1 Bnl t*aith forbida these mournful Bighs, Ami sees the Bleeping dust arise. 4 Thai glorious hour, thai dreadful day, \Yil>e> the reproach of saints away; And clean the honour of Thy word: Awake, our Bonis, and bless the Lord. 90- Pun I. L. M. Watts, max MORTAL A\D GOD ETERNAL. 1 THKOUGH every age, eternal God! Thou art our rest, our Bafe abode; High was Thy Hirone, ere heaven was made. Or earth Thy humble footstool laid. 2 Long had'st Thou reigned ere time began, Or dust was fashioned into man; And long Thy kingdom Bball endure. When earth and time shall be no more. 8 But man, weak man. is horn to die, Made np of guilt and vanity: Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just, ".Return, ye sinners, to your dust." 4 A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in Thine account; Like yesterday's departed light, Or the last watch of ending night 5 Death, like an overflowing Btream, Sweeps ns away: our life's a dream; An empty tale; a morning flower, Cut down and withered in an hour. ,; < Mir age to seventy years i> Bet ; How short the term! how frail the state! 7* 153 PSALMS. And if to eighty we arrive, We rather sigh and groan, than live. 7 But oh ! how oft Thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected years ! Thy wrath awakes our humble dread : We fear the power that strikes us dead. 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man, Aud kindly lengthen out our span ; Till faith, and love, and piety, Fit us to die, and dwell with Thee. 90 — Part II. CM. Watts. MAX FRAIL, AXD GOD OUR REFUGE. 1 OL^R God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 3 Time, like an ever rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 4 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. 90 — Part in. CM. Watts. DEATH THE EFFECT OF SLX : BREVITY OF LTFE. 1 LORD, if Thine eyes survey our faults, And justice grow severe. Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. 154 P S A L M - 2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust; By one offence to Thee, Adam and all his Bona have lost Their immortality. 8 Life, like a vain amusement, flies, A fable <>r a aong : By swift degrees onr nature dies, Nor can our joyfl be long. 4 Tifi bat a few, whose dayfl amount To three score years and ten; And all, beyond that short account, Is sorrow, toil and pain. ."» Almighty God, reveal Thy 1 And not Thy wrath alone: Oh! let our sweet experience prove The mercies of Thy throne! 90 — Pajct TV. C. M. Watts. BRK.VTHIXo AITKR TIKAVEN. 1 RETURN'. 0 God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place: How long shall we, Thy children, mourn Our absenee from Thy face? 2 Let heaven succeed our painful years, Let sin and sorrow cease; And, in proportion to our tears, So make our joys increase. 3 Thy wonders to Thy servants show, Make Thy own work com pier Then shall our souls Thy glory know, And own Thy love was great. 4 Then shall we shine before Thy throne, In all Thy beauty. Lord : And, the poor service, we have done, Meet a divine reward. 155 PSALMS. 91 — Part I. L. M. Watts. SAFETY IN DISEASES AND DANGERS. 1 He that hath made his refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode; Shall walk all day beneath His shade, And there at night shall rest his head. 2 Then will I say, "My God, Thy power, Shall be my fortress and my tower: I, that am formed of feeble dust, Make Thine almighty arm my trust." 3 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare, Satan, the tempter, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways. 4 Just as a hen protects her brood From birds of prey that seek their blood, Under her feathers ; so the Lord Makes His own arm His people's guard. 5 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire, God is their life : His wings are spread, To shield them with an healthful shade. 6 If vapours with malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe : the poisoned air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. 7 What though a thousand at thy side, At thy right hand ten thousand died; Thy God His chosen people saves Among the dead, amid the graves. 8 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike His saints among the rest, Their very pains and death are blessed. P S a L M s. !» The Bword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfil their best desire: From sins and sorrows eel them free, And bring Thy children, Lord, to Thee, 91 -Pari II. C. M. Watts. A PROMISE OF DIVINE PBOTBOTIOH. 1 V M sons «»t" men, a feeble race, Exposed to every snare, Come, make the Lord your dwelling place. And try, and trust II is care. 2 No ill shall enter where yon dwell; Or it' the plague come nigh, And sweep the wicked down to hell, 'Twill raise Bis saints on high. 3 He'll give ili> angels charge t<> keep ^ our tret in all their ways ; To watch your pillow while yon sleep, And guard your happy days. 4 Their hands shall hear you, Lest yon fall, And dash against the Btones: Arc they not servants at His call, And sent t' attend His sons? 5 Adders and lions ye shall tread; The tempter's wiles defeat : For He that broke the serpent's head, Puts Him beneath your feet. G "Because on me they set their love, I'll save them:" saith the Lord, "I'll bear their joyful >onl> above Destruction and the >word. 7 My grace shall answer when they call; In trouble I'll be nigh: My power shall help them when they fall, And raise them when they die. 157 PSALMS. 8 Those that on earth my name have known, I '11 honour them in heaven ; There my salvation shall be shown, And endless life be given." 92 — Part I. L. M. Watts. FOR THE LORD*S DAY. 1 SWEET is the work, my God, my King, To praise Thy name, give thanks and sing : To show Thy love by morning light, And talk of all Thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal care shall seize my breast: Oh ! may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound. 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless His works, and bless His word : Thy works of grace, how bright they shine! How deep Thy counsels ! how divine ! 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high, Like brutes they live, like brutes they die: Like grass they flourish, till Thy breath Blasts them in everlasting death. 5 But I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refined my heart; And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 6 Sin, my worst enemy before, Shall vex my eyes and ears no more: My inward foes shall all be slain; Nor Satan break my peace again. 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wished below : And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of jo v. 158 1'- \ I.M 8, 92 — Pak II. L It AVatts. mi ( mi:i ii, mi ».ai:i>i \ «-i «..>i>. 1 LORD, 'tis a pleasant tiling to stand In gardens planted by Thy hand. Let me within Thy courts !»<• Been, Like a young cedar fresh and green, 2 [here grow Thv saints in faith and love, Blessed with Thine influence from above; Nol Lebanon with all it.- trees, Fields Buch a comely Bight as thee 3 The plants of grace shall ever live; Nature decays, hut grace must thrive; Time, that doth all things else impair. Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 4 Laden with fruit- of age. they show The Lord is holy, just and true; \ . . that attend His gates, shall rind A God unfaithful or unkind. 93 L. M. Watts. TTKUXITY AXD PoMINloX OF GOD. 1 JEHOVAB reigns: He dwells in light Girded with majesty and might: The world, created by His hands, Still on its first foundation stands. 2 But ere this spacious world was made, Or had its first foundation laid; Thv throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever living God. 8 Like floods the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies; Vain foods that aim their rage so high! At Thy rebuke the billows die. 4 For ever shall Thv throne endure; Thv promise stands for ever sure: 159 PSALMS. And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. 94— Part L C. M. Waits. SINNERS THREATENED I SAINTS CHASTISED. 1 O GOD, to whom revenge belongs, Proclaim Thy wrath aloud ; Let sovereign power redress our wrongs, Let justice smite the proud. 2 They say, "The Lord nor sees nor hears:" When will the fools be wise ? Can He be deaf, who formed their ears \ Or blind, who made their eyes? 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, And they shall feel His power; His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain In some surprising hour. 4 But if Thy saints deserve rebuke, Thou hast a gentler rod ; Thy providences and Thy book Shall make them know their God. 5 Blessed is the man Thy hands chastise, x\.nd to his duty draw : Thy chastenings make Thy children wise, When they forget Thy law. 6 But God will ne'er cast off His saints, Nor His own promise break ; He pardons His inheritance For their Kedeemer's sake. 94 — Part EL C. M. « Watts. GOD OUR SUPPORT AND COMFORT. 1 "WHO will arise and plead my right, Against my numerous foes ; While earth and hell their force unite, And all my hopes oppose? 160 PS A LMS, S Had Dot tin' Lord, my rook, my help, Sustained my minting bead, M\ life bad now in silence dwelt; My soul among the dead. 8 "Alas! my aliding feet \" I cried, Thy promise waa my prop: Thy grace stood constant by my side, Thy spirit bore me up. 4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll ; Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul. 5 Powers of iniquity may rise, And frame pernicious laws; But God, my refuge, rules the skies; He will defend my cau>e. 6 Let malice vent her rage aloud. Let bold blasphemers scoff: The Lord our God shall judge the proud, And cut the dinners off. 95 — Part I. CM. Watts. PREPARATION FOR PRAYER. 1 SIXG to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in His strength rejoice : When II is salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach His awful sight, And psalms of honour sing: The Lord's a God of boundless might. The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem. Those gods on high, and gods below, When once compared with Him. 161 PSALMS. 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in His spacious hand ; He fixed the seas, what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore; Come, kneel before His face; Oh! may the creatures of His power Be children of His grace! 6 Now is the time: He bends His ear, And waits for your request: Come, lest He rouse His wrath, and swear "Ye shall not see my rest." 95 — Part II. S. M. Watts. A CALL TO DELAYING SINNERS. 1 COME, sound His praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing: Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He formed the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all His own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at His throne, Come, bow before the Lord: "We are His work, and not our own, He formed us by His word. 4 To-day attend His voice, Nor dare provoke His rod ; Come, like the people of His choice, And own your gracious God. 5 But if your ears refuse The language of His grace; And hearts grow hard like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race: 162 P 3 ALMS. 8 The Lord in vengeance drafted, Will lift His hand and Bwear; wYe that despise Mv promised rest, shall have no portion there." 95 — Paw III. L M. Watts. WAKMNw AGAINST DELAY. 1 COME, let our souls address the Lord, Who framed our nature with His word: He is our Shepherd; we the sheep His mercy chose, His pastures keep. •_' Dome, let us hear His voice to-day, Ihe counsels of His love obey; Nor Let OUr hardened hearts renew The Bins and plagues that farad knew. 3 Seize the kind promise, while it waits, And march to Xion's heavenly gates; Believe, and take the promised rest; Obey, and be for ever blest. 96— PART I. C. M. WATTS. TIIK FIRST AND SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. 1 SI NO to the Lord, ye distant land.-, Ye tribes of every tongue ; His rich display of grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty S tin-one. 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day; Joy through the earth be seen: Let cities shine in bright array. And helds in cheerful green, ■i Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the BBS : 163 PSALMS. Ye mountains sink ; ye valleys rise ; Prepare the Lord His way. 5 Behold He comes ! He comes to bless The nations as their God : To show the world His righteousness, And send His truth abroad. 6 But when His voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near; How will the guilty nations dread, To see their Judge appear ! 96 -- Part II. L. P. M. Watts. UNIVERSAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GOD. 1 THE heathen know Thy glory, Lord; The wondering nations read Thy word ; In these far climes Jehovah 's known : Our worship shall no more be paid To gods which mortal hands have made; Our Maker is our God alone. 2 He framed the globe, He built the sky; He made the shining worlds on high, And reigns complete in glory there: His beams are majesty and light; His beauties, how divinely bright ! His temple, how divinely fair! 3 Come, the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel His saving power. And barbarous nations fear His name : Tli en shall the race of man confess The beauty of His holiness, And in His courts His grace proclaim. 97 — Part I. L. M. Watts. CHRIST COMING TO JUDGMENT. 1 HE reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reigns ! lie strains: 164 Praise Him in evangelic strains r S a L m - Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are His counsels and unknown ; Bnt grace and truth BUpport \\\> throne: Though gloomy elouds Hi> way surround. Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of judgment, lo, He conies! Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs! Before Him burns devouring tire; The mountains melt, the seas retire. 4 IIi> enemies, with son' dismay, Fly from the Bight, and >linn the day : Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, And Bing, for your redemption's nigh. 97— Paw II. L. M. Watts. O] IK 1ST ADOBED BY ANOKLS. 1 THE Lord is conic; the heavens proclaim His birth; the nations learn His name; An unknown star directs the road Of eastern Bages to their God. 2 All ye bright armies of the ski- Go, worship, where the Saviour lies: Angels and kings before Him bow, Those gods on high, and gods below. 3 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound: Let Judah Bhont, let Zion sing, And earth confess her sovereign King. 97 — Pakt III. L. M. Watts. OK. UK AND Ol.oKY. 1 TIT Almighty reigns, exalted high O'er all the earth, o'er all the >ky : Though clouds and darkness veil His i'cet. His dwelling is the mercy seat. 165 PSALMS. 2 O ye that love His holy name. Hate every work of sin and shame ! He guards the souls of all His friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown. Are for the saints in darkness sown ; Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 4: Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of the Lord : Xone but the soul that feels His grace, Can triumph in His holiness. 98 —Part I. C. M. Watts. PRAISE FOR THE GOSPEL. 1 TO our almighty Maker, God, Xew honours be addressed : His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blessed. 2 He spake the word to Abraham first ; His truth fulfils the grace : The Gentiles make His name their trust. And learn His righteousness. 3 Let the whole earth His love proclaim, With all her different tongues : And spread the honours of His name, In melody and songs. 98 — Part H. C. M. Watts. the Messiah's doming axd kingdom. 1 JOY to the world : the Lord is come : Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth : the Saviour reigns: Let men their son^s employ : 166 PBA I.Ms. While fields and floods, rocks, bilk and plains, Repeal the Bounding jog . 8 Xo more le1 Bins and sorrows grow. Nor thorns infest the ground: He cornea, to make II is blessings llow. Far as tin- enrse is found. 4 lie rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of Bis righteousness, And wonders of His love. 99 — Part I. S. M. Waits. THE KINGDOM AND MAJESTY OF CHRIST. 1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns, Let all the nations fear; Let Burners tremble at His throne; And saints he humble there. 2 Jesus the Saviour reigns, Let earth adore its Lord: Bright eheruhs His attendants stand. And swift t'ultil His word. 3 In Zion is His throne; His honours are divine; His church shall make His wonders known. For there His glories shine. 4 How holy is His name! How terrible His praise! Justice, and truth, and judgment join, In all His works of grace. 99— Paw H &M Watts. THK MAJESTY AND (,RACE OF GOD. 1 EXALT the Lord our God, And worship at His feet ; His ways are wisdom, power and truth. And mercv is IIi> seat 167 PSALMS. 2 When Israel was His church, When Aaron was His priest, When Moses cried, when Samuel prayed, He gave His people rest. 3 Oft He forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race; And oft He made His vengeance known, When they abused His grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God; His grace is still the same: Still he *s a God of holiness, And jealous for His name. 100 — Part I. L. M. Watts. PRAISE TO OUR CREATOR. 1 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy: Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and He destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to His fold again. 3 We are His people, we His care; Our souls and all our mortal frame: What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to Thy name I 4 We '11 crowd Thy gates with thankful songs : High as the heaven, our voices raise: And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is Thy command ; Yast as eternity Thy love : Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. 168 P S A L M 9. 100- Pari II. II. M. DwiOHT. PB USE T<> 0UB PRESERVER. 1 SIN"G to tin- Lord moit higk; Let every land adore: "With grateful voice make known 1 1 is goodness and His power. And let 1 1 is praise Inspire your tongues. Let cheerful songs Declare His ways, 2 Enter His courts with joy; With fear address the Lord : lie formed us with His hand, And quickened by His word. O'er every sea, And every land. With wide command, lie spreads His sway 3 His hands provide our food, And every blessing give: We feed upon His care, And in His pastures live. And let His praise Inspire your tongues. With cheerful songs, Declare His ways, 4 Good is the Lord our God, His truth and mercy sure ; While earth and heaven shall last, His promises endure. With bonnteous hand, He spreads His sway, O'er every sea, And every land. 101 — Part I. L. M. Watts. THE MAGISTRATE'S PSALM. 1 MERCY and judgment are my song: And since they both to Thee belong, My gracious God, my righteous King, To Thee my songs and vows I '11 bring. 2 If I am raised to bear the sword, I '11 take my counsels from Thy word : 8 169 PSALMS. Thy justice and Thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, And let my God with me reside: No wicked thing shall dwell with me, Which may provoke Thy jealousy. 4 I'll search the land, and raise the just To posts of honour, wealth and trust : The men that work Thy holy will, Shall be my friends and favourites still. 5 In vain shall sinners hope to rise By nattering or malicious lies ; And while the innocent I guard, The bold offender sha' n't be spared. 6 The impious crew, that factious band, Shall hide their heads, or quit the land ; And all that break the public rest, Where I have power, shall be suppressed. 101 — Part II. C. M. Watts. FOR THE HEAD OF A FAMILY. 1 OF justice and of grace I sing, And pay my God my vows : Thy grace and justice, heavenly King, Teach me to rule my house. 2 Now to my tent, O God, repair, And make Thy servant wise : I'll suffer nothing near me there, That shall offend Thine eyes. 3 The man that doth his neighbour wrong, By falsehood or by force; The scornful eye, the slanderous tongue, I'll thrust them from my doors. 4: I'll seek the faithful and the just, And will their help enjov; 170 SAL M 9. The-1 are tin* friends that I >ha!l trust, The servants I 'II empl< 5 Tin- wretch thai deals in Bly deceit I '11 not end are a eight ; The liar's tongne I '11 ever hate, And banish from my sight. G I'll purge my family around, Ami make the wicked flee; So shall my house be ever found, A dwelling lit for Thee. 102— PabtL ( . M. Watts. A PRATER "K THE AFFLICTED. 1 HEAB me, 0 God, nor hide Thy i But answer, lest I die: lla>t Thou not buflt B throne of grace To hear when Binners cry I 2 My days are wasted like the smoke Dissolving in the air; My strength is dried, my heart is broke, And sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag like withering grass Burned with excessive heat : In secret groans my minutes pass, And I forget to eat. 4- As on some Lonely building's top, The sparrow tells her moan : Far from the tents of joy and hope I sit and grieve alone. 5 My < >ul is like a wilderness, Where beasts of midnight howl; There the sad raven finds her place, And there the screaming owl. 6 Dark dismal thoughts and boding fe Dwell in my troubled breast : 171 PSALMS. While sharp reproaches wound my ears, Nor give my spirit rest. 7 My cup is mingled with my woes? And tears are my repast ; My daily "bread like ashes grows Unpleasant to my taste. 8 Sense can afford no real joy To souls that feel Thy frown; Lord, 't was Thy hand advanced me high ; Thy hand hath cast me down. 9 My looks like withered leaves appear; And life's declining light Grows faint, as evening shadows arc, That vanish into night. 10 But Thou for ever art the same, O my eternal God ! . A^es to come shall know Thv name, And spread Thy works abroad. 11 Thou wilt arise and show Thy face; Kor will my Lord delay Beyond the appointed hour of grace, That long expected day. 12 He hears His saints, He knows their cry; And by mysterious ways Redeems the prisoners doomed to die, And fills their tongues with praise. 102 — Part II. C. M. Watts. PRAYER HEARD AND THE CHTRCH REVIVED. 1 LET Zion and her sons rejoice: Behold the promised hour! Her God hath heard her mourning voice And comes t' exalt His power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain, Are precious in our eyes ; PS A L M 8. Those ruins shall be buill Again, And all that dust .shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem) And stand in glory there: Nations shall bow before His name, And kings attend with fear. 4 IK* sits a sovereign on His throne, With pity in His eyes ; IK> hears the dying prisoners' groan. And Bees their Bighs arise, 5 He frees the souls condemned to death; And when His saints complain, It sha'n't he said, that praying breath Was ever spent in vain. 6 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record ; That ages yet unborn may read, And trust, and praise the Lord. 102 — Past III. L. M. Watts. BAnrrs die, but the chubgh lives. 1 IT is the Lord our Saviour's hand Weakens our strength amid the race; Disease and death, at His command, Arrest us, and cut short our day.-. 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon: Thy years are one eternal day, And must Thy children die so soon! 3 Yet in the midst of death and grief, This thought our sorrow shall assuage: "Our Father and our Saviour live: Christ is the same through every at Bweep o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 8 But Thy compassions. Lord, To endless years endure: 175 PSALMS. And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. 103 — Part in. S. M. Watts. ANGELIC PRAISE. 1 THE Lord, the sovereign King, Hath fixed His throne on high: O'er all the heavenly world He rules, And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye angels great in might, And swift to do His will ; Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 3 Let the bright hosts who wait The orders of their King, And guard His churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all His wondrous works, Through Llis vast kingdom, show Their Maker's glory ; thou, my soul, Shalt sing His praises too. 104 — Part I. L. M. Watts. THE GLORY OF GOD IX CREATION. 1 MY soul, thy great Creator praise ; When clothed in His celestial rays, He in full majesty appears, And, like a robe, His glory wears. 2 The heavens are lor His curtains spread, Th' unfathomed deep He makes His bed : Clouds are His chariots, when He flies On winged storms across the skies. 3 Angels, whom His own breath inspires, His ministers, are flaming fires; And swift as thought, their armies move, To bear His vengeance, or His love. 176 P BALMS. 4 Hie world's foundations by Elis hand Are poised, and shall for <\ er Btand : Hi- binds the ocean in His chain, Lest it Bhould drown the earth again. 5 When earth was covered with the flood, Which high above the mountains stood, He thundered, and the ocean fled. Confined to its appointed bed. 6 The swelling billows know their bound, And in their channels walk their round; Yet thence conveyed by secret veins, They spring from hills, and drench the plains 7 lie bids the crystal fountains flow, And cheer the valleys as they go; Tame heifers there their thirst allay, And tor the stream wild assc.- bray. 8 From pleasant trees which shade the brink, The lark and linnet light to drink; Their Bongs the Lark and linnet raise, And chide our silenee in His praise. 104— Pari TL L. M. AY GOD BENDS THE FRUITS OF THE EAKTII. 1 (JOl), from His cloudy cistern, pours On the parched earth enriching showers; The grove, the garden, and the field, A thousand joyful blessings yield. "2 He makes the grassy food arise, And gives the cattle large supplies; With herbs for man. of various power, To nourish nature, or t<> cure. 3 What noble fruit the vines produce! The olive yields a shining juice: Our hearts are cheered with irenerous wine; "With inward joy OUT faces shine. 8* ' ITT rATT8. PSALMS. 4 Oh ! "bless His name, ye nations, fed With nature's chief supporter, bread : While bread your vital strength imparts, Serve him with vigour in your hearts. 104— Part III. L. M. Watts. GOD'S HAND IX AIR, AND EARTH, AND SEA. 1 BEHOLD ! the stately cedar stands, Raised in the forests by His hands; Birds to the boughs for shelter fly, And build their nests secure on high. 2 To craggy hills ascends the goat; And at the airy mountain's foot, The feeble creatures make their cell; He gives them wisdom where to dwell. 3 He sets the sun his circling race, Appoints the moon to change her face; And when thick darkness veils the day, Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey. 4 Fierce lions lead their young abroad, And roaring, ask their meat from God ; But when the morning beams arise, The savage beast to covert flies. 5 Then man to daily labour goes; The night was made for his repose: Sleep is Thy gift, that sweet relief ^ From tiresome toil, and wasting grief. 6 How strange Thy works ! how great Thy skill ! All lands Thy boundless riches fill : Thy wisdom round the world we see ; The spacious earth is full of Thee. T Nor less Thy glories in the deep, "Where fish in millions swim and creep, With wondrous motions swift or slow, Still wandering in the paths below. "" lie1 PSAL M S. B There ships divide tin ir watery t And flocks of scaly monsters play ; There dwells the huge Leviathan, And foams and BpOTtfi in spite of num. 104 Paw IV. L M. W I. ill. and DEATH ARE IN QOD's I1AM>. 1 A' AST are Thy works, almighty Lord! All nature rests upon Thy word: And the whole race of creatures stand, Waiting their portion from Thy hand. S While cadi receives his different food, EQs cheerful looks pronounce it good: Eagles and bears, and whales and worms Rejoice, and praise in different forn s. 3 But when Thy face is hid, they mourn, And dying, to their dust return; Both man and beast their souls resign; Lite, breath, and spirit, all arc Thine. 4 Yet Thou can'st breathe <>n dust again, And till the \\orld with beast and nun: A w.»rd of Thy creating breath Repairs the wastes <»t* time and death. 5 Thy works, the wonders «»t" Thy might, Arc honoured with Thine own delight: Sow awful are Thy glorious ways! Lord, Thou art dreadful in Thy praise. 6 The earth stands trembling at Thy stroke, And at Thy touch the mountains smoke: ^ et humble souls may see Thy i And tell their wants to sovereign grace. 7 In Thee my hopes and wishes meet, And make my meditations BWeet: Thy praises shall my breath employ, Till it expire in endless joy. 170 PSALMS. 8 While haughty sinners die accursed, Their glory buried with their dust, I, to my God, my heavenly King, Immortal hallelujahs sing. 105 — Part I. CM. Watis. THE COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM. 1 GIVE thanks to God, invoke His name. And tell the world His grace; Sound through the earth His deeds of fame, That all may seek His face. 2 His covenant, which He kept in mind For numerous ages past, To numerous ages yet behind, In equal force shall last. 3 He sware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessing sure: Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find His truth endure. 4 "Thy seed shall make the nations blest," Said the Almighty voice ; "And Canaan's land, shall be their rest, The type of heavenly joys.*' 5 How large the grant ! how rich the grace ! To give them Canaan's land, When they were strangers in the place, A little, feeble band. 6 Like pilgrims, through the countries round, Securely they removed; And haughty kings, that on them frowned, Severely He reproved. 7 "Touch Mine anointed, and My arm Shall soon revenge the wrong: The man that does my prophets harm, Shall know their God is strong." ISO PSAL M 8. S Tln.*ii lt-t tin' world forbear its ra Nor put the church in fear: brae] must live through every And be tir Almighty's rare. 105- Pakt II. C. M. Watts, i i i l : ri.At.ri - OF I QTTT. 1 WHEN Pharaoh dared to vex the saints And thus provoked their God; Moses was Bent to their complaints, Armed with II is dreadful rod. S lie called for darkness; darkness came, Like an o'erwhelming Hood; He made each lake, and every stream, A lake, a >tream of blood. 3 lie gave the sign, and noisome flies Through the whole country spread; And frogs, in croaking armies, rise About the monarch's bed 4 Through fields, and towns, and palaces, The tenfold vengeance flew: Locusts in swarms devoured their trees. And hail their cattle Blew. 5 Then, by an angel's midnight stroke, The flower of Egypt died; The strength of every house was broke, Their glory and their pride. 6 Now let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear: Israel must live through every age, And he th' Almighty's care. 105 Pa mil I. C. M. Watts. [SSAEL I.I.D TO CANAAN. 1 THUS were the tribes from bondage freed, And left the hated ground : 181 PSALMS. Egyptian spoils supplied their need, Nor was one feeble found. 2 The Lord himself chose out their way, And marked their journeys right; Gave them a leading cloud by day, A fiery guide by night. 3 They thirst, and waters from the rock In rich abundance flow ; And, following still the course they took, Ran all the desert through. 4 O wondrous stream ! O blessed type Of ever flowing grace! So Christ our Rock maintains our life, Through all the wilderness. 5 Thus guarded by th' Almighty's hand. The chosen tribes possessed Canaan, the rich, the promised land ; And there enjoyed their rest. 6 Then let the world forbear its rage, The church renounce her fear: Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care. 106 — Part I. L. M. Wash PRAISE FOR GOD'S GREATNESS AND MERCY. 1 TO God the great, the ever blessed, Let songs of honour be addressed ; His mercy firm for ever stands; Give Him the thanks His love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of Thy ways \ "Who shall fulfil Thy boundless praise \ Blessed are the souls that fear Thee still, And pay their duty to Thv will. 182 r s a i. \i s . 8 Remember what Thy mercy did For Jacob's race, Thy chosen seed; Ami \\ itli the Bame Bah ation bless The meaneflt Biippliant <»r Thy grace, 4 < )li ! may I see Thy tribes rejoice, Ami aid their triumphs with my voice! This is my glory, Lord, to be Joined to Thy Baints, and near to Thee. 106 -Pakt IL S. Iff. Watts QTOONSTANOl OF SAINTS I OONSTAKOZ OF GOD. 1 ( i( )I) of eternal love, Bow fickle are our waj - 1 And yet how ofl did Israel prove Thy constancy of grace ! 2 They Baw Thy wonders wrought, Ami then Thy praise they Bung; But Boon Thy works of power forgot, Ami murmured with their tongue. 3 Now they believed IIi> word, While rocks with rivers flow; Now with their lusts provoked the Lord, Ami lie reduced them low. 4 Yet when they mourned their faults, lie hearkened to their groans : Brought His own covenant to His thoughts, And called them still His sons. 5 Their names were in His hook: He Baved them from their foes : Oft He chastised, but ne'er forsook The people that He ch 6 Let [srael bless the Lord, Who loved their ancient race; Ami Christians join the solemn word, Anien, to all their praise. 183 PSALMS. 107 — Part I. L. M. Watts. ISRAEL LED TO CAN A AX, AND CHRISTIANS TO HEAVEN. 1 GIYE thanks to God ; He reigns above ; Kind are His thoughts, His name is love; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord, The wonders of His grace record; Israel, the nation whom He chose, And rescued from their mighty foes. 3 In their distress to God they cried, God was their Saviour and their guide ; He led their march far wandering round : 'T was the right path to Canaan's ground. 4 Thus when our first release we gain From sin's old yoke and Satan's chain, "We have this desert world to pass, A dangerous and a tiresome place. 5 He feeds and clothes us all the way, He guides our footsteps lest we stray ; He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. 6 Oh! let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ! How great His works ! how kind His ways ! Let every tongue pronounce His praise. 107 — Part II. L. M. Watts. god's dealings with men. 1 FROM age to age exalt His name; God and His grace are still the same: He fills the hungry souls with food, And feeds the poor with every good. 2 But if their hearts rebel and rise Against the God that rules the sides; 184 PS A I.MS. It* they reject Bis heavenly word. And Blight the counsels of the Lord; 3 He'll bring their spirits to the ground, And n<> deliverer shall be Found : Laden with grief they waste their breath In darkness, and the Bhades of death. 4 Then t<> the Lord they raise their cries; He makes the dawning light arise; And scatters all that dismal shade. That hung so heavy round their head. 5 He cuts the bars of brass in two, And lets the Bmiling prisoners through; Takes off the load of guilt and grief, And uives the labouring soul relief. 6 Oh! may the m>hs of nun record The wondrous Lr,i"dnr.-«s of the Lord! How great His works, how kind His ways ! Let every tongue pronounce His praise. 107 — Part III. L. M. Watts, I.VH.MIM.UANri: PUNISHED AND PARDONED. 1 VAIN man, on foolish pleasures bent, Prepares for his own punishment : What pains, what loathsome maladies From luxury and lust arise ! 2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste, Yet drowns his health to please his taste, Till all his active powers are lost, And fainting life draws near the dust. 3 The glutton groans, and loathes to eat ; His soul abhors delieious meat: Nature with heavy loads oppressed, Would yield to death to be released. 4: Behold the frightened sinners flv To God for help with earnest cry ! 185 PSALMS. He hears their groans, prolongs their breath, And saves them from approaching death. 5 Xo medicines could effect the cure, So quick, so easy, or so sure: The deadly sentence God repeals, He sends His sovereign word and heals. 6 Oh ! may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! And let their thankful offerings prove How they adore their Makers love. 107 — Part IT. C. M. Watts. 1 THY works of glory, mighty Lord, Thy wonders in the deeps, The sons of courage shall record, Who trade in floating ships. 2 At Thy command the winds arise, • And swell the towering waves ; The men astonished mount the skies, And sink in gaping graves. 3 Frighted to hear the tempest roar, They pant with fluttering breath ; And hopeless of the distant sho.e, Expect immediate death. 4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries, He hears their loud request ; And orders silence through the skies. And lays the floods to rest. 5 Sailors rejoice to lose their fears, And see the storm allayed : Now to their eyes the port appears ; There let their vows be paid. 6 'T is God that brings them safe to land ; Let stupid mortals know, 186 P S A L M - . That waves are under Hi- command, And all the winds that blow. 7 Ohl that the boils of men would pra The g Iness of the Lord ! And those thai Bee Thy wondrous ways, Thy wondrous love record. 107— Pun V. L. M. Watts. NATION8 BLESSED am* PUNISHED. 1 WHEN God, provoked with daring crimes, Scourges the madness of the times, I It- turns the fields to barren Band, And dries the rivers from the land. 2 Hi- word can raise the Bprings again, And make the withered mountains green; S id Bhowery blessings from tin* skies: And harvests in the desert rise. 3 Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey, Or men as fierce and wild as they; He bids th' oppressed and poor repair, And builds them towns and cities there. 4 They bow the fields, the trees they plant; Whose yearly Bruit supplies their want: Their race grows up from fruitful stocks; Their wealth increases with their flocks. 5 Tims they are blessed : but if they sin, lie lets the heathen nations in : I A Bavage crew invades their land-: Their people die by barbarous hands; Their captive BOnS, exposed to scorn, Wander unpitied and forlorn: The country lies unfenced, unfilled, And desolation spreads the field. 1ST PSALMS. 7 Yet if the humbled nation mourns, Again His dreadful hand He turns ; Again He makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live. 8 The righteous with a joyful sense, Admire the works of Providence ; And tongues of atheists shall no more Blaspheme the God that saints adore. 9 How few with pious care record These wondrous dealings of the Lord! But wise observers still shall find, The Lord is holy, just and kind. 108 — PaetL L. M. Dwight. god's care of his church. 1 AGAIN, my tongue, thy silence break, My heart, and all my powers, awake ; My tongue, the glory of my frame, Awake, and sing Jehovah's name. 2 O'er heaven exalted is His throne; In every world His glory shown : The church He loves, His hand shall save From death, and sorrow, and the grave. 3 Ye kingdoms, hear His awful voice! "In Zion shall My heart rejoice; This hand shall all her foes dismay, And make their scattered strength a prey. 4 Mine are the sons of Zion, Mine Their glory, grace, and truth divine ; My sceptre shines in Judah's hands, And still My strength in Ej^hraim stands. 5 My foes to ruin shall be given, The shame of earth, the scorn of heaven ; Their eyes shall see My church prevail ; Their strength shall shrink, their courage fail." 188 P8 A LMS. • > Thou, beneath whose sovereign sway, Nation.- and worlds in duel decay, Though Thy Bweel smile has been withdrawn. Thine aid denied, Thy presence gone ; 7 Vet wilt Thou .Mill with love return; With duty teach OUT hearts to burn: Our dying graces, Lord, revive, And bid Thy fainting children live. 8 Save us from sin, and tear, and woe, From every snare and every foe, And help 08 boldly to contend, Falsehood resist, and truth defend. 108 — Purr II. C. M. Barlow. A KOBNIKG SONG OF PRAISE. 1 AWAKE my soul, with fervent praise, Awake my heart to sing ; Join all my powers the song to raise, And morning incense bring. 2 Among the people of His care, And through the nations round, Glad Bongs of praise will I prepare, And high His name resound. 3 Be Thou exalted, O my God, Above the starry train ; Diffuse Thy heavenly grace abroad, And teach the world Thy reign. 4 The church is Thine ; Thou wilt maintain Her cause in every age : Built on a rock, her foes in vain rinst her rights engage. 5 Then let Thy chosen sons rejoice, And throng Thy courts above ; While sinners hear Thy pardoning voice, And taste redeeming love. 189 P S A L M S . 109 C. M. Watts. LOVE TO ENEMIES, FROM THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST. 1 GOD of my mercy and my praise, Thy glory is my song ; Though sinners speak against Thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. 2 When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was found ; With cruel slanders, false and vain, They compassed Him around. 3 Their miseries, His compassion move, Their peace, He still pursued ; They render hatred for His love, And evil for His good. 4 Their malice raged without a cause ; Yet with His dying breath, He prayed for murderers on His cross, And blessed His foes in death. 5 Lord, shall Thy bright example shine In vain before my eyes ? Give me a soul akin to Thine, To love mine enemies. 6 The Lord shall on my side engage; And in my Saviour's name, I shall defeat their pride and rage, Who slander and condemn. 110— Part I. L. M. Watts. THE SUCCESS OF THE GOSPEL. 1 THUS the eternal Father spake To Christ the Son : "Ascend and sit At My right hand, till I shall make Thy foes submissive at Thy feet. 2 From Zion shall Thy word proceed ; Thv word, the sceptre in Thv hand, 190 PS \ I. M 3. Shall make tin- hearts of rebels bleed, Aii'l bow their wills t«> Thy command. 3 'l'liat dav shall show Thy power is great; When Baintfl shall flock with willing minds, And sinners crowd Thy temple gate, Where holineea in beauty shim-." •1 ( ) blessed power ! ( > glorious day ! What a large victory Bhall ensue I And converts, who Thy grace obey, Exceed die drops of morning dew. 110- Pua IT. C. M. Watts. Christ's kingdom and priesthood. 1 JESUS, OUT Lord, ascend Thy throne, And near Thy Father sit : In Zion shall Thy power be known. And make Thy toes submit. 2 What wonders shall Thy gospel do ! Thy converts shall surpass The numerous drops of morning dew, And own Thy sovereign --race. 3 God hath pronounced a firm decree, N«a- changes what He swore: "Eternal shall Thy priesthood be, When Aaron is no more. 4 Melchisedec, that wondrous prie.-t. That king of high degree ; That holy man, whom Abraham blessed, Was but a type of Th- 5 Jesus our Priest for ever lives, To plead for us above ; Jesus our King for ever gives The blessings of His love. 6 God shall exalt His glorious head, His lofty throne maintain ; 191 P S A L M S . And strike the powers and princes dead, Who dare oppose His reign. 110 — Part III. L. M. Watts. THE TRIUMPH OF JESUS OUR PRIEST. 1 JESUS the Priest ascends the throne ; While counsels of eternal peace Between the Father and the Son, Proceed with honour and success. 2 Through the whole earth His reign shall spread, And crush the powers that dare rebel: Then shall He judge the rising dead, And send the guilty world to hell. 3 Though while He treads His glorious way, He drinks the cup of tears and blood ; The sufferings of that dreadful day Shall but advance Him near to God. Ill— Part I. ^ C. M. Watts. WISDOM OF GOD IN HIS WORKS. 1 SOXGS of immortal praise belong To my almighty God: He hath my heart, and He my tongue, To spread His name abroad. 2 How great the works His hand hath wrought, How glorious in our sight ! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. 3 How most exact is nature's frame! How wise th' eternal Mind ! His counsels never change the scheme, That His first thoughts designed. 4 When He redeemed His chosen sons, He fixed His covenant sure: The orders that His lips pronounce, To endless years endure. 192 P8 A L M 8; 5 Nature and time, and earth and >k: Thy heavenly .-kill proclaim : What Bhall we do to make na \\ ise, But Learn to read Thy name I G T.> fear Thy power, to trust Thy --race, [a our divines! skill ; And he's the wisest of our race, Who beal obeys Thy will. Ill — Part II. CM. Watts. I'! Kill ITON8 OF GOD TX GRACE. 1 GREAT is the Lord, His works of might Demand our noblest BOngS : Let IIi> assembled Bainta unite Their harmony of tongues, 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives His children food; And ever mindful of His word, He makes His promise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal IIi> covenant sure: Holy and reverend is His name; His ways are just and pure. 4 They that would grow divinely wise, Must with His fear begin ; Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. H2 0. M. Watts. LIBERALITY REWARDED. 1 HAPPY is he that fears the Lord, And follows His commands ; Who lends the poor, without reward, Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within hifl breast To all the sons of need ; 9 198 PSALMS. So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed. 3 Xo evil tidings shall surprise His well established mind : His soul to God, his refuge, flies, And leaves his tears behind. 4 In times of general distress Some beams of light shall shine, To show the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine. 5 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord : Honour on earth, and joys above, Shall be his sure reward. 113 L. M. Watts. THE SOVEREIGNTY AND GOODNESS OF GOD. 1 YE servants of th' almighty King, In every age His praises sing : Where'er the sun shall rise or set, The nations shall His praise repeat. 2 Above the earth, beyond the sky, Stands His high throne of majesty: Kor time, nor place, His power restrain, Nor bound His universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare, Or angels, with their God compare ? His glories how divinely bright, Who dwells in uncreated light ! 4 Behold His love ! He stoops to view What saints above, and angels do; And condescends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. 5 From dust and cottages obscure, His grace exalts the humble poor; 194 PSALMS. ( Uvea them the honour of IIi> soi Ami fits them for their heavenly thron A word of His creating voice, Can make the barren house rejoici Though Barah'fl ninety years were past, The promised seed is born at last 7 With joy the mother views her sun. And tells the wonder.- God has done: Faith may grow strong, when sense despairs; Though nature fails, the promise bear.-. 114 L. M. Watts. MIKA« I.I - AIM MHNi, I-KAI.I.'s JOURNEY. 1 AVIIKX Israel \'vw<\ from Pharaoh's hand, Left the proud tyrant and his land; The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Jndah was His throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay; The deep divides to make them way; Jordan beheld their march, and tied With backward current to his head. 3 The mountains Bhook, like frighted sheep; Like lambs, the little hillocks leap; Nor Sinai, on her base, could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 4 What power could make the deep divide! Or Jordan, backward roll his tide! Why did ye leap, ye little hills I And whence the fright that Sinai feels? 5 Let etVry mountain, every ilood, Retire and know th' approaching God; The King of Israel: see Him here; Tremble thou earth, adore and fear. 6 He thunders, and all nature mourns; The roekb to standing pools He turns; 195 PSALMS. Flints spring with fountains at His word, And fires and seas confess the Lord. 115 L. M. Watts. IDOLATRY REPROVED. 1 NOT to ourselves, who are but dust, Not to ourselves is glory due; 'Tis Thine, great God, the only just, The only gracious, wise, and true. 2 Shine forth in all Thy dreadful name ; Why should a heathen's haughty tongue Insult us ; and, to raise our shame, Say, "Where's the God you've served so long?" 3 The God we serve, maintains His throne Above the clouds, beyond the skies : Through all the earth His will is done ; He knows our groans, He hears our cries. 4 But the vain idols they adore, Are senseless shapes of stone and wood ; At best a mass of flittering ore, A silver saint, or golden god. 5 With eyes and ears they carve the head ; Deaf are their ears, their eyes are blind : To them in vain are offerings made, And vows are scattered in the wind. 6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to save when mortals pray: Mortals, that pay them fear or love, Seem to be blind and deaf as they. 7 O Israel! make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest ; The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. 8 The dead no more can speak Thy praise; Thev dwell in silence and the grave ; 196 r S a i. \i - Bui ire aha]] live to ring Th\ And tell the world Thy power to Bave. 116— Pabt I. 0. M. Watw. I "Vi i:v i BOH SI< km 98. 1 I U >VE the Lord ; Be heard my cri And pitied every groan : Long as I live, when troubles rise, I '11 hasten to II is throne. 2 I love the Lord; Ee bowed Eis ear, And chased my griefs away: Oh ! let my heart no more despair, W bile I have breath to pray. 3 My flesh declined, my spirits fell, And I drew near the dead : While inward pangs, and fears of hell, Perplexed my wakeful head. 4 "My God," I cried, "Thy Bervant save, Thou ever good and just : Thy power can rescue from the grave, Thy power is all my trust." 5 The Lord beheld me Bore distressed, He had.' my pain- ivn ■ Return, my soul, to God, thy rest, For thou hast known II is love. 6 My God hath saved my soul from death. And dried my falling tears: Now to flis praise I'll spend my breath, And my remaining 116 — Part n. I M. Waits. BOB \r. < ONBEI RATION. 1 WHAT shall I render to my God, For all His kindness shown ? My feel -hall visit Thine abode, My songs address Thv Throne. 197 PSALMS. 2 Among the saints that fill Thine house, My offerings shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows, My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy Thy delight, Thou ever blessed God! How dear Thy servants in Thy sight ! How precious is their blood! 4 How happy all Thy servants are! How great Thy grace to me ! My life, which Thou hast made Thy care, Lord, I devote to Thee. 5 Now I am Thine, for ever Thine, Nor shall my purpose move; Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain, And bound me with Thy love. 6 Here in Thy courts I leave my vow, And Thy rich grace record; Witness, ye saints who hear me now If I forsake the Lord. H7 L. M. Watts. UNIVERSAL PRAISE. 1 FROM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise: Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends Thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 118 -Part I. CM. ^atts. SECURITY OF THE SAINTS. 1 THE Lord appears my helper now, Nor is my faith afraid ; l yo P8 A L M S. Whatever the Bona of earth may do, Since heaven affords its aid. S T is Bafer Lord, to hope in Thee, A ii< 1 have my God my friend, Than trufit in men of high degree, And on their truth depend. 3 Tis through the Lord my heart is strong, In 1 1 i in my Lips rejoice; While Ili> salvation is my sung, How cheerful is my voice 1 4 Like angry bees, they girt me round; When God appears, they fly: S<> 1 turning thorns, with crackling sound. Make a tierce Maze, and die. 5 Joy to the saints, and peace belongs; The Lord protects their days : Let Israel tune immortal songs To II is almighty grace. 118 — P a irr II. C. M. Watts PRAISE FOR RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS. 1 LORD, Thou hast heard Thy servant cry, And rescued from the grave ; Now shall he live : for none can die, it' God resolve to save. 2 Thy praise more constant than before, Shall till his daily breath; Thy hand that hath chastised him sore, 1 defends him still from death. 3 Open the gates of Zi«>n DOW, For we >hall worship there; The house where all the righteous go, Thy mercy to declare. 4 Among tli* assemblies of Thv saints Our thankful voice we raise ; L99 PSALMS. There we have told Thee our complaints, And there we speak Thy praise. 118 — Part III. C. M. Watts. CHRIST THE FOUNDATION OF HIS CHURCH. 1 BEHOLD the sure foundation Stone, Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And His eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, How glorious is Thy name! Saints trust their whole salvation here, Xor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain : Yet on this Kock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 4 What though the gates of hell withstood; Yet must this building rise ; 'Tis Thy own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. 118 — Part IV. C. M. Watts. AN HOSANNA FOR THE LORD'S DAY. 1 THIS is the day the Lord hath made; He calls the hours His own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day He rose, and left the dead ; And Satan's empire fell : To-day the saints His triumph spread, And all His wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy Son : Help us, O Lord, descend and bring Salvation from Thy throne. 200 P S A I. M - 4 Blessed be the Lord who cornea to men With messages of gra \\'li<> comes in God, Bia Father's name, To Bave our Binful race, Hosanna in the highest Btraine The church on earth can raise I The highest heavens in which Be reig shall give Him Qobler praise, 118— Taxi V. B. M. War-. ( HEIST Tin: LIVING BTOKB. 1 SEE what a Living Stone The builders did refuse ! Yet God hath built His church thereon, In spite of envious Jews, 2 The Bcribe and angry priest Reject Thine only Son ; Yet on this Ruck shall /ion rest, A- the chief corner stone. 3 The work, o Lord, is Thine, And wondrous in our eyes: This day declares it all divine, This day did Jesus rise. 4 This is the glorious day. That our Redeemer made: Let as rejoice, and sing and pray; Let all the church be glad. 5 Hosanna to the King ( H" David's royal blood ; Bless Him, ye saint-; lie comes to bring Salvation from your God. 6 We blesa Thy holy word, Which all this grace displays; And offer on Thine altar, Lord. Our sacrifice of praise. 9* 201 PSALMS. 119- Part I. G. M. Watw. THE BLESSEDNESS OF SAINTS AND MISERY OF SINNERS. 1 BLESSED are the undefiled in heart, Whose ways are right and clean; Who never from Thy law depart, But fly from every sin. 2 Blessed are the men that keep Thy word, And practice Thy commands; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve Him with their hands. 3 Great is their peace who love Thy law, How firm their souls abide! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame; When all Thy statutes I obey And honour all Thy name. 5 But haughty sinners God will hate; The proud shall die accursed: The sons of falsehood and deceit Are trodden to the dust; 6 Tile as the dross the wicked are: And those that leave Thy ways Shall see salvation from afar. But never taste Thy grace. H9 _ Part n. CM. ^atts. HABITUAL DEVOTION. 1 To Thee, before the dawning light, My gracious God, I pray ; I meditate Thy name by night, And keep Thy law by day. 2 My spirit faints to see Thy grace, Thy promise bears me up ; * r 202 PS A L M 9. And, while Balvation long dela Thy word Bupporta mv ho] 8 Sei en timea a day I lift mv hands, And pay my th^rifo t«» T! Thy righteous providence demands Repeated praise from me. •i When midnighl darkness veils the b1 I call Thy works to mind ; Mv thoughts in warm devotion rise, And sweet acceptance find 119 — Paw in. C. M. Watts. ffl LFKXMtffl I KA'iioN. 1 THOXJ art my portion, () mv God: B m a- I know Thy way. My heart makes haste V obey Thy word, And suffers no delay. 2 I choose the path <>t' heavenly truth, And glory in my choice: Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of Thy grace, I set before mine eyes; Thence I derive nry daily strength, And there my comfort lies. 4 If once I wander from Thy path, I think upon my ways : Then turn my feet to Thy commands And trust Thy pardoning grace. 6 Now I am Thine, for ever Thine, Oh! save Thy servant, Lord! Thou art my shield, my hiding place, My hope is in Thy word. 6 Thou hast inclined this heart of mine, Thv statutes to fulfil : 203 PSALMS. And thus, till mortal life shall end, Would I perform Thy will. 119 — Part IV. C. M. Watts, SCRIPTURE THE BEST GUIDE. 1 HOW shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin? Thy word the choicest rules imparts; To keep the conscience clean. 2 When once it penetrates the mind, It spreads such light abroad ; The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'Tis, like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day: And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4 The men that keep Thy law with care, And meditate Thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. 5 Thy precepts make me truly wise ; I hate the sinner's road : I hate my own vain thoughts, that rise; But love Thy law, my God. 6 The starry heavens Thy rule obey; The earth maintains her place: And these Thy servants, night and day, Thy skill and power express. 7 But still Thy law and gospel, Lord, Give lessons more divine; Not earth stands firmer than Thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine. 8 Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page! 204 P8i !. M S. rriiat holy book >liall guide our youth, And well rapport our i 119— I'AKi V. C. M. W DXLIQHT IN B4 BZPTDBB. 1 0H1 ho* I love Thy holy law! daily my delight : Ami thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. 2 M\ waking eyes prevent the day, To meditate Thy word : My Bonl with longing melts away, T.> hear Thy gospel, Lord. 3 How doth Thy word my heart engage! Row well employ my tongue ! And in my tiresome pilgrimage, Field me a heavenly Bongl 4 Am I a Btranger, or at home, T is my perpetual feast ; Not honey, dropping from the comb, So much allures the taste. 5 No treasures so enrich the mind; Nor Bhall Thy word be sold For loads of Bilver well refined; Nor heaps of choicest gold. 6 "When uature sinks, and Bpirits droop, Thy j > ron ii ses of gri Arc pillars to Bupport my hope; And there I write Thy praise. 119 — Part VI. C. IL WaTTS. Ho! I» OOMIOBI I ROM THE WORD. 1 LORD, I esteem Thy judgments right, And all Thy statutes just | Theiuv I maintain a constant fiirht With every flattering Inst. 205 PSALMS. 2 Thy precepts often I survey; I keep Thv laws in sight, Through all the business of the day, To form my actions right. 3 My heart in midnight silence cries, " How sweet Thy comforts be !" My thoughts in holy wonder rise, And bring their thanks to Thee. 4 And when my spirit drinks her fill, At some good word of Thine ; Not mighty men, that share the spoil, Have joys compared to mine. 119 — Part TIL C. M. TTatts. THE PERFECTION OF SCRIPTURE. 1 LET all the heathen writers join, To form one perfect book ; Great God ! if once compared with Thine, How mean their writings look ! 2 Xot the most perfect rules they gave. Could show one sin forgiven; Nor lead a step beyond the graye ; But Thine conduct to heayen. 3 I Ve seen an end of what we call Perfection here below : How short the powers of nature fall ! And can no further go. 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, By works their hands haye wrought : But Thy commands, exceeding broad, Extend to every thought. 5 In vain we boast perfection here, "While sin defiles our frame, And sinks our virtues down so far. They scarce deserve the name. J 206 P8AL ' G Our faith and Love, and every i_r! Fall far below Thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only with the Lord 119 Pari VIII. ( \\. Watts. THE i At i i.i.i m i. OF B4 Kii'il 1:1:. 1 LORD, I have made Thy word my choice, My Lasting heritage ; There BhaU my noblest powers rejoice, Mv warmest thoughts engage. 2 I'll read the histories of Thy love, And keep Thy laws in si^lit ; While through Thv promises I rove, With ever fresh delight 3 Ti> a broad land of wealth unknown, Where Bprings of life arise; ds of immortal bliss arc sown, And hidden glory Lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blessed; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. 119— Paki IX. C. M. Wj BEEB3NG DIVINE ENSTEtJCTlON. 1 THY mercies fill the earth, () Lord, How good Thv works appear] Open mine eves to read Thy word, And see Thv wonders there. 2 My heart was fashioned by Thy hand, Mv service is Thy due : Oh ! make Thy servant understand The duties he must do ! 3 Since I 'm a stranger here below, Let not Thv path be hid ; 207 PSALMS. But mark the road my feet should go, And be my constant guide. 4 When I confessed my wandering ways, Thou heard'st my soul complain ; Grant me the teachings of Thy grace, Or I shall stray again. 5 If God to me His statutes show, And heavenly truth impart ; His work for ever I '11 pursue, His law shall rule my heart. 6 This was my comfort when I bore Yariety of grief; It made me learn Thy word the more, And fly to that relief. 7 In vain the proud deride me now ; I'll ne'er forget Thy law, Nor let that blessed gosjDel go, Whence all my hopes I draw. 8 When I have learned my Father's will, I '11 teach the world His ways ; My thankful lips, inspired with zeal, Shall loud pronounce His praise. 119 — PartX. C. M. Watts. PLEADING THE PROMISES. 1 BEHOLD Thy waiting servant, Lord, Devoted to Thy fear ; Remember and confirm Thy word, For all my hopes are there. 2 Hast Thou not sent salvation down, And promised quickening grace? Doth not my heart address Thy throne ? And yet Thy love delays. 3 Mine eyes for Thy salvation fail ; Oh ! bear Thy servant up ! 208 PSA.L M - ■ Nor Let the Bcoffiog Lips prevail, Which dare reproach my hope. -1 Did'sl Thou ool raise my faitli, 0 Lord! Then lej Thy truth appear : Saints shall rejoice in my reward, And trust as well as Pear. 119— Paot XI. 0. M. Watts. BREATHING ai iTER B0UN1 B8. 1 ()II! that the Lord would guide my waya To keep Bia Btatntea .-till ! oli! that my God would grant me grace To know and do His will! 2 oh! Bend Thy Spirit down to write Thy law upon my heart ! Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Nor act the liarV part. ."» From vanity turn off my eyes; Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desires arise, Within this soul of mine. 4 Order my footstep> by Thy word, And make my heart sincere: Let sin have no dominion, Lord; But keep my conscience clear. 5 My soul hath gone too far astray, My feet to,, often slip; Yet since 1 \e not forgot Thy way. Restore Thy wandering sheep. 6 Make me to walk in Thy commands, Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands, Offend against my God. PSALMS. 119— Part XII. C. M. Watts. SEEKING DELTVERAXCE. 1 MY God, consider my distress, Let mercy plead my cause: Though I have sinned against Thy grace, I can't forget Thy laws. 2 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, Which I so justly fear: Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, Isor let my shame appear. 3 Be Thou a surety, Lord, for me, JSor let the proud oppress ; But make Thy waiting servant see The shillings of Thy face. 4 Mine eyes with expectation fail : My heart within me cries, u When will the Lord His truth fulfil, And make my comforts rise?" 5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And show Thy grace the same ; As Thou art ever wont t' afford To those that love Thy name. 119 —Part XIII. C. M. Watts. HOLY FEAR AXD TEXDERXESS OF COXSCIEXCE. 1 WITH my whole heart I 've sought Thy face : Then let me never stray From Thy commands, O God of grace ; Xor tread the sinners way. 2 Thy word I 've hid within my heart, To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. 210 P8 A I. M 9. :; i 'in a companion of tin* saints, Who Pear and 1"\ e the Lord ; M \ Borrow - rise, my Qature taints. When men tranagreafl Tin word. •1 While sinners do Thy gospel wrong, M \ spirit stands in awe : My soul abhors a lying tongue, Bnt loves Thy righteous law. 5 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threatenings of Thy word ; Mv flesh with holy trembling fears The judgments <>i' the Lord. • *. Mv (tod. I Long, I hope, I wait For Tin' Balvation ^t ill : While Thy whole law is my delight, And I obey Thy will. 119 — r.vin- XIV. C. M. \Yatts. BENEFIT oK AFFLICTIONS. 1 CONSIDER all my sorrows, Lord, And Thy deliverance Bend : My soul tor Thy salvation taints; When will my troubles end? 2 Yet I have found it g 1 for me To hear my Father's rod ; Afflictions make me learn Thy law, And live upon my God. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy, When new distress begins; I read Thy word, I run Thy ways. And hate my former sins. 4 Had not Thy w.»rd been my delight, When earthly joys had fled, My soul, oppressed with sorrow's weight, Had sunk among the dead. 211 PSALMS. 5 I know Thy judgments, Lord, are right, Though they may seem severe : The sharpest Bufferings, I endure, Flow from Thy faithful care. 6 Before I knew Thy chastening rod, My feet were apt to stray ; But now I learn to keep Thy word, Nor wander from Thy way. 119 — Part XT. C. M. \Yatts. CHRISTIAN PERSEVERANCE. 1 OH ! that Thy statutes every hour Might dwell upon my mind ! Thence I derive a quickening power, And daily peace I find. 2 To meditate Thy precepts, Lord, Shall he my sweet employ ; My soul shall ne'er forget Thy word ; Thy word is all my joy. 3 How would I run in Thy commands, Should'st Thou my heart discharge From sin, and Satan's hateful chains, And set my feet at large ! 4 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and Thy name ; I'll speak Thy word, though kings should hear, Nor yield to sinful shame. 5 Let hands of persecutors rise, To roh me of my right; Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill : 1 love my God, I love His ways, And must obev His will. 212 1'S A L M 8, 119 — PAki XVI. 0. M. W PRAl i B I 08 QUI< Ki KING GRAI I . 1 MY soul lies cleaving t«> the dust; Lord, give me life divine: From vain desires and every lust, Turn off r - of mine. S I need the influence of Thy grace To Bpeed me In Thy w&y : Lest I should loiter in my race, ( >r turn my feet astray. 3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need Thy quickening pow< Thy word, that I have rested on, Shall cheer my heaviest hours. 4 Are not Thy mercies sovereign still. And Thou a faithful God? Wilt Thou not grant me wanner zeal To run the heavenly road 1 5 Does not mv heart Thy precepts love, And Long to sec Thy face I And yet how slow my spirits move, Without enlivening gn 6 Then shall I love Thy gospel more, Ami ne'er forget Thy word ; When I have felt its quickening power, To draw me near the Lord. 119— Pari XVII. L M. Watts. K8TANCV UNDER TRIALS. 1 WHEN pain and anguish seize me. Lord, All my support is from Thy word : My soul dissolves with heavim Bfl j Uphold me with Thv strengthening grace. 213 PSALMS. 2 The proud have framed their scoffs and lies, They watch my feet with envious eyes; And tempt my soul to snares and sin; Yet Thy commands I ne'er decline. 3 They hate me, Lord, without a cause, They hate to see me love Thy laws ; But I will trust and fear Thy name, Till pride and malice die with shame. 119 — Part XYIIL L. M. Watts. SANCTIFIED AFFLICTIONS. 1 FATHEK, I bless Thy gentle hand ; How kind was Thy chastising rod, That forced my conscience to a stand, And brought my wandering soul to God ! 2 Foolish and vain I went astray, Ere I had felt Thy scourges, Lord; I left my guide, and lost my way ; But now I love and keep Thy word. 3 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell : 'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke, That I mi^ht learn His statutes well. 4 The law that issues from Thy mouth, Shall raise my cheerful passions more, Than all the treasures of the south, Or western hills of golden ore. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy Spirit formed my soul within : Teach me to know Thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from death and sin. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord, At my salvation shall rejoice: For I have hoped in Thy word. And made Thv grace mv only choice. 214 PS A L M s. 119 1'u:t XIX. L M. H B81 V! i:\ncf. in PBAYER. l KEEP me from fainting in my prayers, When to Thy footstool, Lord, I come; M\ bouJ with God would Leave ber cares, And bope for mercy from the throne. 4J Kindle ■ flame of loye and zeal, While wrestling for the grace 1 Deed; Bring me by faith within the vail, And help me ardently to plead. 3 Known to the Lord arc all my sighs; I will not yield to unbelief; But persevere with fervent eri Until IK' hear and grant relief. 119 — Part XX CM. PLEADING Tin: PBOMM1 9. 1 REMEMBEB all my sorrows, Lord, And do as Thou hast said; Send help according to Thy word, And give the promised aid. 2 Repeated mercies in a train Demand my gratitude ; And these my faith and hope sustain, That more will be bestowed. 3 Renew Thy work of grace, then, Lord, Nor let my soul complain ; That, while I rest upon Thy word, MyT hopes are still in vain. U9 — Part XXI. L. M. Livingston. CHRISTIAN M.WI RITY. 1 SEARCHER and Saviour of my Boul, My Sun. my Shield, my sovereign Judge, All things are naked to Thy view, Mv heart, my thoughts, my words, my ways. 215 " PSALMS. 2 Sinners of state with power arrayed, Who fear not (rod, nor man regard, Have persecuted without cause ; But all their hatred I defy. 3 Still to Thy word my soul repairs; Thence I my highest comforts draw: Though foes may fight and devils rage, If God be for me, all is well. 4 Sustain me then with promised grace, Revive my heart, increase my faith: I hate to lie, I love the truth ; Oh ! make me be what I profess. 5 Seven times a day my prayers ascend With mingled praises to the throne: 'Tis good to seek my Father's face, And plead in my Redeemer's name. 6 Strong peace have they, who love Thy law; Firm on a rock their hopes are built; Their faith looks up to nobler scenes, And nothing can detain them here. 7 Seal to my soul Thy pardoning love, Let strength be equal to my day ; Then will I run with great delight, And eager press, to seize the prize. 8 Supremely wise, and good, and great ; Oh ! search my heart, and try my ways ; Thy word I love, Thy judgments fear, And tremble, while I pray and praise. 119 — Part XXII. C. M. Hegdtcotham. THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 1 THE least, the feeblest of the sheep, To Christ, the Father gave ; He loves the flock, the charge he'll keep; His arm is strong to save. 216 r> a Lid 8. 2 Tiny Ve prone to wander oul of sight, Ami apt to nm a.Mrav ; Ami when once lost, unable quite. To find again tin- way. 8 That hand, which heaven and earth upholds, ( San keep them free from barms ; The Shepherd brings them to their folds, Ami bears them in His anus. 4- To thee, my Shepherd and my Rock, A grateful Bong I '11 raise : Oh! let the meanest of the flock Attempt t<> speak Thy praise. 5 Thou art my guard ; my all I owe To Thine amazing love : Mv standing in Thy fold below, And hopes of bliss above. 6 Ten thousand thousand comforts here, Dispensed in various ways, Confirm Thy faithfulness and care. And claim adoring praise. 7 Then, guided, Shepherd, by Thy love, My feet shall keep Thy way ; Soon shall I reach Thy fold above, And go no more astray. 120 C. II Watts. COMPLAINT AGAINST STTCIFK, AND DKSIRK W)B PEA< B. 1 THOU God of love, Thou ever blessed, Pity my Buffering state : When wilt Thou set my soul at r< From lips that love deeeit I 10 217 P 8 AI M S . 2 Hard lot of mine ! my days are east Among the sons of strife ; Whose never ceasing brawlinga waste My gulden hoars of life. 3 Oh ! might I fly to change my place, How would I choose to dwell In some wide, lonesome, wilderness, And leave these gates of hell ! 4 Peace is the blessing that I seek : How lovely are its charms ! I am for peace ; but, when I speak, They all declare for arms. 5 New passions still their sonls engage, And keep their malice strong : AYhat shall be done to curb thy rage, O thou devouring tongue ! 6 Should burning arrows smite thee through, Strict justice would approve ; But I would rather spare my foe, And melt his heart with love. 121— Pabt I. C. M. Tate and Brad y. DIVINE PROTECTION. 1 TO Zion's hill I lift my eyes, From thence expecting aid ; From Zion's bill, and Zion's God, "Who heaven and earth has made. 2 Thou, then, my soul, in safety rest; Thy guardian will not sleep : His watchful care, that Israel guards, Will thee in safety keep. 3 Sheltered beneath th' Almighty's wings. Thou shalt securely rest. 818 r > a j. \i s A\ here neither sun nor moon dial] U\ «lav or night molest 4 At home, abroad, in peace, in war, Thy God shall thee defend ; Conduct thee through life's pilgrimage, Safe t<» thy journey's end 121 — P AS] II. II. M. GOU OUa PBE8EBVER, 1 mVAkl) I lift mine eyes; From God is all my aid : Tli.« God that built the Bid And earth and nature made : Wait*. ( r.-d is rlif power, T" which I llv : II is -race is nigh In every hour. -J My feet Bhall never slide, N-r tall in fatal snares ; Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fi Those wakeful r- shall ferae! keep, That never Bleep, I When dangers rise. 3 No burning heats by day. Nor blasts of evening air, Shall take niv health away, It' God he with me there : Thou art my Bun, And Thou my Bhade To guard my head By night, or noon. 1 Hast Thou not given Thy word To^ save my soul from death I And I can trust my Lord, To keep my mortal breath. I'll go and come. N<>r tear to die, Till from oU high Thou call me home. in P S A L M S . 122 C. M. Watts. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 1 HOW did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say : " In Zion let us all appear, And keep the solemn day!" 2 I love her gates, I love the road : The church adorned with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show His milder face. 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds His throne, And sits in judgment there. 4 He hears our praises and complaints ; And while His awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest ; With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blessed. 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains : There my best friends, my kindred dwell ; There God, my Saviour, reigns. 123 O. M. Watts. PLEADING WITH SUBMISSION. 1 OH ! Thou whose grace and justice reign Enthroned above the skies : To Thee our hearts would tell their pain, To Thee we lift our eyes. 2 As servants watch their master's hand, And fear the angry stroke ; 220 PSALMS. < >r maids before their mistress stand. And wait a peaceful Look : i for our bids we justly feel Th\ discipline, ( ) God : "i el wait the gracious moment still, Till Thou remove Thy rod. 4 Those, thai in wealth an«l pleasure live, ( tour daily -roan- deride ; And Thy delaj - of mercy give Fresh courage t<> their pride. 5 ( nir foes Insult us, but our hope In Thy compassion lies : This thought shall bear our spirits np, That (rod will not despise. 124 L M. Watti THANKSGIVING FOB hi I.ivi k.\\, i;. 1 IIAI) not the Lord, may Israel say, Had not the Lord maintained our Bide, When men, to make our lives a prey, Rose like the swelling of the tide, 2 The swelling tide had stopped <>\w breath, So fiercely did the waters roll ; We had been Bwallowed deep in death: Proud waters had overwhelmed our soul. 3 We leap for joy, we shout and Bing, Who just escaped the fatal stroke; Bo flies the bird with cheerful winer. When once the fowler's Bnare is broke. 4 For ever blessed be the Lord, Who broke the fowler's cursed Bnare; Who saved us from the murdering sword, And made OUT lives and BOulfi ffia care. 5 Our help is in Jehovah's name, Who formed the earth, and built the skies: 221 PSALMS. Tie, that upholds that wondrous frame, Guards His own church with watchful eyes. 125 S. M. Watts. THE TRIALS AND SAFETY OF BELIEVERS. 1 FIRM and unmoved are they Tli at rest their souls on God : Fixed as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. 2 As mountains stood to guard The city's sacred ground, So God and His almighty love Embrace His saints around. 3 What, though the Father's rod Drop a chastising stroke, Yet, lest it wound their souls too deep, Its fury shall be broke. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with those, Whose faith and pious fear, Whose hope and love, and every grace, Proclaim their hearts sincere. 5 Nor shall the tyrant's rage Too long oppress the saint : The God of Israel will support His children, lest they faint. . 6 But if our slavish fear Will choose the road to hell, We must receive our portion there, Where bolder sinners dwell. 126 — Part I. L. M. Watts. » PRAISE FOR UNEXPECTED MERCIES. 1 WHEN God restored our captive state, Joy was our song, and grace our theme ; A grace beyond our hopes so great. The joy appeared but fancy's dream. 999 i BALMS. 2 The scoffer owns Thy band, and pare I'nw Illing hononrfl to Thy Dame ; While we with pleasure shoul Thy praise, With cheerful notes Th\ \o\ «■ proclaim. Winn we review our dismal fears, Twas hard to think they'd vanish bo; With God we left our flowing tears, Be makes our joys like rivers flow. 126- -Part II. C. M. Watts. THE JOT OF CONVERSION. 1 WHEN God revealed His gracious name, And changed my mournful state, M\ rapture Beemed a pleasing dream, The grace appeared bo great 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did Thy ham] confess ; Mj tongue broke out in unknown strains. And Bung surprising grace. 8 "Great is the work." my neighbours cried, And owned the power divine ; "Greal is the work," my heart replied, " And he the glory Thine." 4- Tin- Lord car clear the darkest skies, ( 'an give ua day for night ; Make drops «»t' Bacred sorrow rise To rivers <>f delight. 5 Let those that sow in Badness wait Till the fair harvest come : They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. G Though seed lie buried long in dust, It Bhan't deceive their hope : Tlie precious -rain can ne'er be lost, For grace insures the crop. 223 P S A L M S . 127 L. M. Watts. PROSPERITY FROM GOD. 1 IF God succeed not, all the cost And pains to build the house are lost ; If God the city do not keep, The watchful guards as well may sleep. 2 What, though you rise before the sun, And work and toil when day is done ; Careful and sparing eat your bread, To shun that poverty you dread ; 3 'Tis all in vain, till God hath blessed; He can make rich, yet give us rest : Children and friends are blessings too, If God, our sovereign, make them so. 4 Happy the man to whom He sends Obedient children, faithful friends ! How sweet our daily comforts prove, When they are seasoned with His love ! 128 C- M- Watts. A CHRISTIAN BLESSED EN" HIS FAMILY. 1 O HAPPY man, whose soul is filled With faith and reverend awe ; Whose lips to God their honours yield, Whose life adorns the law. 2 A careful Providence shall stand, And ever guard thy head ; And on the labours of thy hand Its kindly blessings shed. 3 Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine ; Thy children round thy board, Each, like a plant of honour, shine, And learn to fear the Lord. 4 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil, For months and vears to come ; 224 Pfl A LMS. The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill Shall Bend the blessings borne. - This is the man, u bose bappj ej es Shall Bee bis honse increai Shall Bee the Binking church arise. And leave the world in peace. 129 C: If. Watts. l'l BSE) DTOBS PUNISHED. 1 OT from my youth, may Israel Bay, IIa\a- I been anrsed in tears; Mv griefs were constant as the day, And tedious as the years. 2 Op from my youth I bore the rage < >f all the Bons of Btrife ; Oft they assailed my riper age, Bui not destroyed my life. 3 Their cruel plough had torn my flesh With t'urr«>\\.- long and deep: dourly they \r\r<\ my wounds afresh, Nor let my sorrows Bleep. 4 I low was their insolence surprised, To hear IIi> thunders roll ! And nil the toes of Zion seized With horror to the soul. 5 Thus >hall the men that hate the saints, Be blasted from the sky ; Their glory fades, their courage taint-. And all their projects die. 6 What, though they flourish tall and fair! They have no root beneath; Their growth shall perish in despair, And lie despised in death. 7 So corn, that on the house top stands, No hope of harvest irives; 10* 22o PSALMS. The reaper ne'er shall fill his hands, Nor hinder fold the sheave-: 8 It springs and withers on the place : No traveller bestows A word of blessing on the grass, Xor minds it as he goes. 130 C. M. Watts. PARDONING GRACE. 1 OUT of the depths of long distress, The borders of despair, I sent my cries to seek Thy grace, My groans to move Thine ear. 2 Great God ! should Thy severer eye. And Thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, Xo mortal flesh could stand. 3 But there are pardons with my God, For crimes of high degree ; Thy Son has bought them with His blood, To draw us near to Thee. 4 I wait for Thy salvation, Lord, With strong desires I wait ; My soul, invited by Thy word, Stands watching at Thy gate. 5 Just as the guards, that keep the night, Long for the morning skies ; Watch the first beams of breaking light, And meet them with their eyes ; 6 So waits my soul to see Thv grace, And, more intent than they, Meets the first openings of Thy face, And finds a brighter day. 7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust ; Let Israel seek His face : 22G pa ILMS The Lord is g I, r well as jnsr, Ami plenteous in His grace. - T i re ' full redemption at His throne For sinners long cnslai <-d : The great Redeemer Lb Etta Son : Ami [srael shall be saved. 131 C. M. Watts, hi Mii.m am» Bl BMI88ION. 1 Is there ambition in my heart 1 Search, gracious God, and a ( >r do I act s haughty part I Lord, I appeal t«» Thee, 2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild ; Content, my Father, with Thy will, Ami quiet as a child. 3 Tlif patient bouI, the lowly mind shall have a Large reward : Let Baints in Borrow li«- resigned, Ami trust a faithful Lord. 132 — Part I. L. M. W mi. I in i;i H, Tin: DWELLING PLAGE OF GOD. 1 WHERE shall we go, to seek and find A habitation for our God ; A dwelling for th' eternal Mind, Among the s'*n> of flesh and blood I 2 The (to(1 of Jacob chose the hill ( >t' Zion for Sis ancient rest ; Ami Zion i- Hi- dwelling still; IIi> church i> with Hi- presence blessed. 3 Bere will I ti\ My gracious throne, And reign for ever, Baith the Lord ; llm> shall My power and love he known, And blessings Bhall attend Mv word. PSALMS. 4 Here will I meet the hungry poor, And till their souls with living bread ; Sinners that wait before My door, With sweet provision shall be fed. 5 Girded with truth, and clothed with grace, My priests, My ministers shall shine ; Not AaroD, in his costly dress, Made an appearance so divine. 6 The saints, unable to contain Their inward joy, shall shout and sing : The Son of David here shall reign, And Zion triumph in her King. 7 Jesus shall see a numerous seed Born here, t' uphold His glorious name ; His crown shall nourish on His head, AVhile all His foes are clothed with shame. 132 — Part II. C. M. Watto. PRIVILEGES OF THE CHURCH. 1 ARISE, O King of grace, arise. And enter to Thy rest : Lo ! Thy church waits with longing eyes, Thus to be owned and blessed. 2 Enter with all Thy glorious train, Thy Spirit and Thy word: All, that the ark did once contain, Could no such grace afford. 3 Clothe all Thv ministers with a'race, Let truth their tongues employ ; That in the Saviours righteousness Thy saints may shout for joy. 4 Here, mighty God ! accept our vows, Here let Thy praise be spread ; Bless the provisions of Thy house. And till Thv poor with bread. 223 P S \ !. M 3. 5 I [ere lei the Son of I tovid reign, Lei < lod'a anointed Bhine : Justice and truth Hi- conrl maintain. With love and power divine, 132 — Part III. I M. Watts: Tate. nil HOUSE "!' GOD. 1 THE Lord in Zion placed Hi- throne, I Ii- ark was settled there : To Zion the whole nation came, To worship thrice a vear. 2 Bnt we have no snch Lengths to walk, Nor wander far abroad ; Where'er Thy saints assemble now, '1 here is a bouse for God. 3 Blessed Zion still, in God's esteem, All other >eat> excels : Wherever He records Hi- name, T IB Zion ; there He dwells. 4 "Her Btore," Bays He, "1 will increase; Her poor with plenty blesa : Her Baints Bhall sbont for joy; her pi-iests Mv Baving health confess. 5 There David's power shall long remain In hi> established line : There David's Son ami Lord shall reign, And with fresh lustre Bhine, 6 The faces <>t' Hi- vanquished foes Confusion shall o'erspread : Whilst, with confirmed success, His crown shall flourish on His head." 133 — PabtL C. K. Wattb. BROTIII KI.Y LOVE. 1 LO ! what an entertaining sight Are brethren that agree ; 229 PSALMS. Brethren whose cheerful hearts unite In bonds of piety. 2 When streams of love from Christ, the spring, Descend to every soul, And heavenly peace with balmy wing, Shades and bedews the whole : 3 'Tis like the oil divinely sweet. On Aaron's reverend head ; The trickling drops perfumed his feet. And o'er his garments spread. 4 Tis pleasant as the morning dews That fall on Zioirs hill ; Where God His mildest glory shows. And makes His grace distil. 133 — Part H. S. M. Watts. COMMUXIOX OF SAINTS. 1 BLESSED are the sons of peace, Whose hearts and hopes are one ; Whose kind designs to serve and please, Through all their actions run. 2 Blessed is the pions house, Where zeal and friendship meet : Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus, on the heavenly hills. The saints are blessed above, Where joy, like morning dew. distils. And all the air is love. 134 C. M. Watts. DAILY AND NIGHTLY DEVOTION. 1 YE that obey th' immortal King, Attend His holy place ; Bow to the glories of His power, And bless His wondrous grace. 230 P 3 ALMS. 2 Lift up your hands b) morning light, Ami raise 3 our Bonis on high ; Send \<>ui- admiring thoughts 03 aighl Above the Btarrj sky. ;; The I lod of Zion cheers our hearts, With r;i\ - of quickening grace ; The ( ""1 that Bpread the heavens abroad And rules the swelling seas. 135 Part I. L M. Watts. 1111 ( in i:« ii 1- GOD'S HOI BE and CAM . 1 PRAISE ye the Lord, exall IIi> name, While in His earthly courts ye wait, Ye saints that to His house belong, Or Btand attending at 1 1 is gate. 2 Praise ye the Lord, the Lord is good : T<> praise His oame is Bweel employ: [si ael He chose of old, and still Hi church is His peculiar joy. 3 The Lord Himself will judge His saints; He treats His servants as Hi> friends: And when lit* hears their Bore complaints, Repents the Borrows that He Bends. 1 Through every age the Lord declares His name, and breaks th5 oppressor's rod; He gives His suffering servants pest, And will be known th' almighty God. 5 Bless ye the Lord, who taste His lot ; People and priests exall His name : Anion-- His saints He ever dwells; IIi> church is His Jerusalem. 135-PaktTT. L. M. Watts. Q&ANDEUB OF <;on. 1 GKEAT is the Lord, exalted high, Above all powers and every throne; 231 PSALMS. Whate'er lie pleased in earth or sea. Or heaven or hell, His hand hath done. 2 At Tlis command the vapours rise, The lightnings flash, the thunders roar ; He pours the rain ; He brings the wind, And tempest from His airy store. 3 Twas He those dreadful tokens sent. O Egypt, through thy stubborn land ! When all thy first born, beasts and men. Fell dead by His avenging hand. 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom His hand redeemed, Xo more to be proud Pharaoh's slave. 5 His power the same, the same His grace. That saves us from the hosts of hell : And heaven He gives us to possess, AVhence those apostate angels fell. 135 _ p AET in. C, M. Watts. PRAISE DUE TO GOD ALOXE. 1 AWAKE, ye saints, to praise your King. Your sweetest passions raise ; Your pious pleasure, while you sing. Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is the Lord ! and works unknown Are His divine employ : But still His saints are near His throne, His treasure and His joy. 3 Heaven, earth and sea, confess His hand; He bids the vapours rise : Lightning and storms, at His command, Sweep through the sounding skies. 4 All power, that gods or kings have claimed, Is found with Him alone : P S A I. M - Bat heathen gods should ne'er be named Where our Jehovah '> known. r> () Zion, trust the living (i<>d. Serve I Lino with faith and fear ; He makes thy courts His blessed abode, And claim- Hi> honours there. 136 — Pari I. II. M. Watts. THE WONDERS OF CREATION, PROVDDENCE, AND GRA4 I . 1 GIVE thanks to (i<>d most high, Tin- universal Lord; Hie sovereign King of kings; Ami be His grace adored. II is power and grace Are -till the Bame; And Let His name Have endless praise. 2 How mighty is His hand ! What wonders hath He done! He formed the earth and sea>. And spread the heavens alone. And ever sure Abides Thy word. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; 3 His wisdom trained the sun, To crown the day with light; The moon and twinkling stars. To cheer the darksome night. And let His name Have endless praise. His power and grace Are still the same ; 4 lie smote the first born sons, The flower of Egypt, dead ; Ami thence His chosen tribes With jov and glory led. Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure Shall still endure : I Abides Thy word. 5 1 1 is power and lifted rod Cleft the Red Sea in two; P S A L M S . And for His people made A wondrous His power and grace Are still the same ; massage through. And let His name Have endless praise. 6 But cruel Pharaoh there, With all his host He drowned, And brought His Israel safe Through a long desert ground. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure And ever sure Abides Thy word. 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath His dreadful hand ; While His own servants took Possession of their land. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let His name Have endless praise. He saw the nations lie All perishing in sin ; And pitied the sad state The ruined world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure And ever sure Abides Thy word. 9 He sent His only Son To save us from our woe, From Satan, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe. His power and grace Are still the same : And let His name Have endless praise. 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly king; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides Thy word. 234 P S ALMS. 136 Paw II. L M. Watts. THANKS FOB CREATION \M> REDEMPTION. 1 GIVE to our < •<«(! immortal praise ; M(iv\ and truth are all His \\ a\ - : < Jive to tin- Lord of Lords renown, The Kin-- of kings with glorj crown. 2 lit- built the earth, He spread the Bky, And fixed the starry Lights on high: He fills the sun with morning Light, He bids the moon direct the night. S The .lews lit- freed from Pharaoh's hand. And brought diem to the promised land: He Baw the Gentiles dead in Bin, And felt His pity work within. 4 He Bent IIi> Bon with power to Bave Prom guilt, and darkness, and the grave: Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat His mercies in your Bong. 5 Through this vain world He guides our feet, And lead- us to His heavenly seat : IIi> mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world .shall be no more. 137 Part! L. M. Dwight. D3BA] I. IN OAFnvriT. 1 VA Babel's Btream the captive- Bate, And wept tor Zion's hapless late: ! Beless, their harps on willows hung, While toes required a .-acred song. 2 With taunting voice, and Bcornfu] eye. ••Sin-- as a Bong of heaven," they cry: ••While toe- deride our God and K iiiir. How can we time our harps or Bingl 3 It' Zion's woes our heart- forget, Or cease to mourn for Israel's fate, 235 I.»S A LMS. Let useful skill our hands forsake ; Our hearts with hopeless sorrow break. 4 Thou, ruined Salem, to our eves, Eaeh day, in sad remembrance, rise! Should we e'er cease to feel thy wrongs, Lost be our joys, and mute our tongues ! 5 Remember, Lord, proud Edom's sons, Who cried, exulting at our groans, While Salem trembled at her base, "Ease them : her deep foundations rase." 6 While thus they sung, the mourners viewed Their foes by Cyrus' arm subdued, And saw his glory rise, who spread Their streets and fields with hosts of dead. 7 Pleased, they foresaw the blessed decree, That set their tribes from bondage free; Renewed the temple, and restored The sacred worship of the Lord. 137 - Part n. L. M. Dwight. CHURCH IN DISTRESS, SEEKING GOD. 1 LORD, in these dark and dismal days, We mourn the hidings of Thy face ; Proud enemies our path surround, To level Zion with the ground. 2 Her sons, her worship, they deride, And hiss Thy word with tongues of pride ; And cry, t' insult our humble prayer, "Where is your God, ye Christians, where?" 3 Errors, and sins, and follies grow ; Thy saints bow down in deepest woe : Their love decays, their zeal is o'er ; And thousands walk with Christ no more. 4 To happier days our bosoms turn ; Those days but teach us how to mourn : 236 r 6 a L m - Hie ( tod, who bade EXia mercy flow, In wrath withdraw.- His blessing now. S The blessing from Thy truth 'i withdrawn; It- quickening, saving influence gone: Unwarned, nnwakened, sinners hear, Nor Bee their awful danger near. C> In dewa unseen, in scanty showers, Thy Spirit sheds His healing powers: The thirsty ground is parched beneath, And all is barrennesB and death. 7 Yet Btill Thy name be ever blessed, On Thee our hope shall safely rest: Zion her Saviour Boon shal] Bee, Arrayed to Be1 EXis Israel free. v Jesus, with vengeance armed, sliall come To crush ELis foes, and Beal their doom; Hie mystic Babel whelm in dust, Her pomp, her idols, power and trust. 0 Then shall Thy Bainta exult, and sing The matchless glories of their hang; Nations before His altar bend, And peace from realm to realm extend. 137 — Pari III. S. M. Ihviuin, LOVE FOB tin: CHTJBCH. 1 I LOVE Thy kingdom, Lord, The house of Thine abode; The church our blessed Redeemer saved "With 1 1 is own precious blood. 2 I love Thy church. 0 God! Her walls before Thee Btand, Dear as the apple of Thine eye, And graven on Thy hand. 3 If e'er to bless Thy sons, My voice or hands deny, 237 P s a lms; These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare or her woe, Let every joy this heart forsake, And every grief o'erflow. 5 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways ; Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 7 Jesus, Thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. 8 Sure as Thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. 138 I" M. Watts. RESTORING AND PRESERVING GRACE. 1 WITH all my powers of heart and tongue, I '11 praise my Maker in my song : Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. 2 Angels, that make Thy church their care, Shall witness my devotion there ; "While holy zeal directs mine eyes To Thy fair temple in the skies. 3 I'll sing Thy truth and mercy. Lord, I '11 sing the wonders of Thy word 238 P8 A L M - Not all Thj WOrkfl and nanus below, Bo much Thy power and glory show. l To ( ""1 I cried when troubles rose ; I [e heard me, and subdued my !'<• He did my rising fears control, And strength diifused through all my soul. :> The God of heaven maintains Hi> Btate, FrOWnfl On tin- proud, and SCOrnS the great: But from IIi> throne descends, to see The ><>n> «>f humble poverty. (i Amid a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by Thy hand : Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive 7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows and from sins : The work that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. 139-PaimI. L.M. Watts. THE ALL SI.KI.W; GOD. 1 TTI<>1\ Lord, by strictest search hast known My rising ap and lying down : My secret thoughts arc known to Thee, Known long before conceived by me. 2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys, My public haunts and private way-: Thou know'st what 'tis my lips would vent; My yet unuttered words3 intent. 3 Within Thy circling power I stand; On every side I find Thy hand: Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. ■i Oh! could I bo perfidious be, To think of once deserting Thee, 339 PSALMS. Where, Lord, could I Thy influence slum \ Or whither from Thy presence run \ 5 If up to heaven I take my liight, 'Tis there Thou dwell'st enthroned in light: If down to hell's infernal plains, 'Tis there almighty vengeance reigns. 6 If I the morning wings could gain, And fly beyond the western main, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest Thy fugitive. 7 Or should I try to shun Thy sight Beneath the sable wings of night ; One glance from Thee, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 8 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from Thy all searching eyes; Through midnight shades thou flnd'st Thy way, As in the blazing noon of day. 9 Oh! may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest! Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin ; for God is there. 139— Part II. C. M. Watts. THE WISDOM OF GOD IN THE FORMATION OF MAN. 1 WHEN I with pleasing wonder stand, And all my frame survey ; Lord, 't is Thy work ; I own, Thy hand Thus built my humble clay. 2 Thy hand my heart and reins possessed, Where unborn nature grew : Thy wisdom all my features traced, And all my members drew. 3 Thine eye with nicest care surveyed The growth of everv part ; 240 PS AL M 8 • Till the whole scheme, Thy thoughts bad laid, Was copied by Thine art 4 Heaven, earth, and aea, and fire, and wind, Show me Thy wondrous .-kill ; But I review myself, and find Diviner wonders Btill. r> Thine awful glories round me shine, M\ flesh proclaims Thy praise; Lord, to Thy works of nature join Thy miracles of grace. 139— P.vur III. ( . M. AVatts. mi: mi ia ii n OF GOD. 1 LORD, when I count Thv mercies o'er, They strike me with rarpris Not all the sands that spread the shore To equal numbers rise. 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands, The product of Thv skill ; And hourly blessings from Thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night I keep; How kind, how dear to me! Oh ! may the hour that ends my sleep Still find my thoughts with Thee. 139 — Part IV. L. M. AVa.ts THE SEARCHER OF HEARTS DTVOKED. 1 MY God, what inward grief I feel. When impious men transgress Thy will; I mourn to hear their lips profane, Take Thy tremendous name in vain. 2 Does not my soul detest and hate The sons of malice and deceit \ Those that oppose Thy laws and Thee, I count them enemies to me. II L>41 PSAL M S . 3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought, Though my own heart accuse me not Of walking in a false disguise, I beg the trial of Thine eyes. 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within? Do I indulge some unknown sin? Oh ! turn my feet whene'er I stray ! And lead me in Thy perfect way. 140 S. M. Dwight. A COMPLAINT AGAINST PERSONAL ENEMIES. 1 MY God, while impious men, With malice in their heart, My peace destroy, my life defame, Thy guardian grace impart. 2 With poison in their lips, And with a serpent's tongue, They sting my fainting soul to death, And make my name their song. 3 Ceaseless they lie in wait My footsteps to betray; They hide their snare, they set their gin, Beside my peaceful way. 4 Oh! hear my humble cry! Their fondest hope destroy ; Their arts confound, their plots disclose, And blast their envious joy. 5 On their own heads shall fall The mischiefs they devise; Thy hand shall take them in their net, Their slanders, and their lies. 6 As coals the wood consume, As pits receive their slain; So shall the men of malice sink, And never rise again. 242 PSAL M 8. 7 The Lord, who hates the proud, shall Bcoroh the slanderous tongue; Shall hunt the wicked from the earth, A ml well requite their wrong. 8 Th«»u wilt Bustain the pour. Ami bid tir afflicted sing: Before Thee, shall Thy children dwell, Their Father, and their King. 141 L. M. Watts. WATCHFULNESS \M> BROTHERLY LOTS, 1 MY God, accept my early vows, Like morning incense in Thy house; Ami let my nightly worship rise Sweet as the evening sacrifice. *j Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, Prom every rash and heedless word; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path, where Binners had. 3 Oh! may the righteous, when I Btray, Smite and reprove niv wandering way! Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise but cheer my head. 4 When i behold them pressed with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love. 142 ( M. Wans. GOD Tin: HOPE OF THE HELFLl 1 TO God I made my sorrows known, From God I sought relief: In long complaints before II is throne I poured out all my grief. 2 My soul was overwhelmed with wo. My heart began to break: 243 PSALMS. My God, who all my burdens knows. Knows every way I take. 3 On every side I cast mine eye, And found my helpers gone ; While friends and strangers passed me by, Neglected or unknown. 4 Then did I raise a louder cry, And called Thy mercy near ; Thou art my portion, when I die: Be Tli on my refuge here. 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low; Xow let Thine ear attend, And make my foes, who vex me, know, I've an almighty Friend. 6 From my sad prison set me free ; Then shall I praise Thy name: And holy men shall join with ine, Thy kindness to proclaim. 143 L. M. Watts. MOURNING- UNDER AFFLICTIONS. 1 MY righteous Judge, my gracious God! Hear, when I spread my hands abroad, And cry for succour from Thy throne: Oh! make Thy truth and mercy known! 2 Let judgment not against me pass; Behold, Thy servant pleads Thy grace: Should justice call us to Thy bar, No living man is guiltless there. 3 Look down in pity, Lord, and see The mighty woes that burden me! Down to the dust my life is brought, Like one long buried and forgot. 4 I dwell in darkness and unseen, My heart is desolate within; 244- PS AL M S. My thoughts in musing silence truce The ancient wonders of Thy grace* 5 Thence I derive a glimpse of hope To bear mv sinking Bpiritti op ; 1 Btretch mv hand- to ( tod again, And thirst, like parched lands, for rain. 0 For Thee I thirst, I pray, I mourn; When will Thy Bmiling face return! Shall all my JOVB OH earth renx»\ And I rod for ever hide His love I T My God, Thy long delay, to save, Will -ink Thy prisoner to the grave; My heart grows taint, and dim mine eye; Make haste to help before I die. 8 The night is witness to my tears. Distressing pains, distressing fears: Oli ! might I hear Thy morning voice, IIo-w would my wearied powers rejoice! 0 In Thee I trust, to Thee I righ, And raise my grieved soul on high; For Thee git waiting all the day. Ami wear the tiresome hours away. 10 Break off my fetters, Lord, and show Which is the path, my feet should go; If Bnares and foes heset the road, I flee to hide me near my God. 11 Teach me to do Thy holy will, And lead me to Thy heavenly hill; Let the good Spirit of Thy love Conduct me to Thy court- above. 12 Then shall my soul no more complain; The tempter then shall rage in vain: And flesh, that was my foe before. Shall never vex, mv spirit more. 245 PSALMS. 144— Part I. C. M. Watts. VICTORY IN THE SPIRITTAL WARFARE. 1 FOR ever blessed be the Lord, My Saviour and my shield ; He sends His Spirit with His word, To arm me for the field. 2 When sin and hell their force unite, He makes my soul His care; Instructs me to the heavenly fight, And guards me through the war. 3 A friend and helper so divine, Does my weak courage raise; He makes the glorious victory mine; And His shall be the praise. 144— Part II. C. M. Watt?. THE VANITY OF MAN. 1 LORD, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first! His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hastening to the dust. 2 Oh ! what is feeble dying man, Or any of his race, That God should make it His concern To visit him with grace ! 3 That God, who darts His lightning down, Who shakes the worlds above ; While mountains tremble at His frown : How wondrous is His love! 144 — Part III. L. M. Watts. THE HAPPY NATION. 1 HAPPY the city, where their sons Like pillars round a palace set, And daughters, bright as polished stones, Give strength and beaut v to the state. 240 P s a L M s. S Eappy the country, where the sheep, Cattle, and corn, have large increase; Where men Becurely work, or Bleep, Nor Bona of plunder break their peace. :5 Eappy the nation thus endowed: But more divinely blessed are those, On whom the all sufficient God, Ehnself with all His grace bestows, 145 — Paw I L.M. Watts. QBEATNESS OF OOP. 1 MY God, my hang, Thy various praise Shall iill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. -2 Tin1 wings of every hour shall bear >me thankful tribute to Thine ear; Ami every Betting bud shall see New works of duty done for Thee. 3 Thy truth and justiee I'll proclaim; Thy bounty flows an endless stream; Thy mercy swift; Thine anger slow; But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak Thy majesty divine: Let Zion in her courts proclaim The sound and honour of Thy name. 5 Let distant times and nations raise The long .succession of Thy praise; And unborn ages make my song The joy and labour of their tongue. But who can speak Thy wondrous deeds? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds: Vast and unsearchahle Thy way-; Vast and immortal be Thv praise. 247 PSALMS. 145 — Part II. C. M. Watts. THE GOODNESS OF GOD. 1 SWEET is the memory of Thy grace, My God, my heavenly King: Let age to age Thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies; Through the whole earth His bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes Thy creatures wait On Thee for daily food; Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 4 How kind are Thy compassions, Lord ! How slow Thine anger moves! But soon He sends His pardoning word To cheer the souls He loves. 5 Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy power and praise proclaim ; But saints that taste Thy richer grace, Delight to bless Thy name. 145 —Part m. C. M. Watts. THE MERCY OF GOD. 1 LET every tongue Thy mercy speak, Thou sovereign Lord of all; Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall. 2 When sorrow bows the spirit down, Or virtue lies distressed Beneath some proud oppressor's frown, Thou givest the mourners rest. 3 The Lord supports our sinking days, And guides our giddy youth : 248 P 8 A L M S . Holy and just are all His ways, And all His WOrda arc truth. l lie knows the pain His servants feel; He hears His children cry ; And their beet wishes to fulfil. His grace is ever nigh. 6 His mercy never ahall remove From men of heart sincere ; He Bavee the Bonis, whose humble love Da joined with holy fear. 0 His Bubborn foes, His sword Bhall Blay, And pierce their hearts with pain; But none, that serve the Lord, shall say, "Hey sought TIi> aid in vain." 7 My lips Bhall dwell upon His praise, And spread His fame abroad: Li • all the sons of Adam raise The honours of their God, 146 — Paw I L. M. Watts. PRAI8E FOB DIVINE QOODHE88 AND TRUTH. 1 PRAISE ye the Lord : my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine; Now while the flesh is my abode, And when my soul ascends to God. •2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers. While immortality endures; My days of praise shall ne'er he past, While life, and thought, and being last. 3 Why should I make a man my trust I Princes must die and turn to dnst : Their breath departs, their pomp and power. And thoughts all vanish in an hour. 4 Happy the man, whose hopes rely On Israel's God ; lie made the skv, 249 PSALMS. And earth and seas, with all their train ; And none shall find His promise vain. 5 His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th5 oppressed, He feeds the poor; He sends the labouring conscience jDeace, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 6 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. 7 He loves His saints, He knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell : Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Praise Him in everlasting strains. 146 __ Part II. L. P. M. Watts. GOODNESS AND FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. 1 I'LL praise my Maker with my breath, And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I make a man my trust! Princes must die and turn to dust: Yain is the help of flesh and blood ; Their breath departs, their pomp, and power, And thoughts, all vanish in an hour: Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God ; He made the sky, And earth and seas, with all their train : His truth for ever stands secure; He saves th' oppressed, He feeds the poor ; And none shall find His promise vain. 250 L>8 \ IMS. i Tlie Lord hath eyes tiie L>liad ; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the labouring conscience peace : He helps the Btranger in distn The willow, an He Loves His saints, He know- them well, But turns the wicked down to hell: Thy < led, < ) Zion, ever reigns ; Let every tongue, let every age, In this exalted work engage; Praise Him in everlasting Btrains. 8 I 'II praise Him while [Tc lends me breath ; And when my voice Is lost in death, Praise BhaU employ my nobler powers; \I\ days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, (>r immortality endures. 147— Pari I. L. ML Wattb, PBOVmSNCE AND GRACE. 1 PRAISE ye the Lord : *t is good to raise Our hearts and voices in His praise: His nature and His works invite To make this duty our delight S The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to His name: His mercy melts the stubborn soul, And makes the broken spirit whole. 3 He formed the stars, those heavenly flames, He counts their number.-, calls their names: His wisdom '> vast, and knows do bound, A deep where all our thoughts are drowned, •i Great is our Lord, and great His mi. And all His glories infinite; 251 PSALMS. He crowns the meek, rewards the just, And treads the wicked to the dust. 5 The saints are lovely in His sight: On them He looks with great delight: He sees their hope, He knows their fear, And views and loves His image there. 147— Part II. L. M. Watts. SUMMER AND WINTER. 1 LET Zion praise the mighty God, And make His honours known abroad; For sweet the joy our songs to raise, And glorious is the wTork of praise. 2 Our children live secure and blessed; Our shores have peace, our cities rest; He feeds our sons with finest wheat, And adds His blessing to their meat. 3 The changing seasons He ordains, The early and the latter rains; His flakes of snow, like wool, He sends, And thus the springing corn defends. 4 With hoary frost He strews the ground; His hail descends with dreadful sound; His icy bands the rivers hold, And terror arms His wintry cold. > 5 He bids the warmer breezes blow; The ice dissolves, the waters flow ; But He hath nobler works and ways To call His children to His praise. 6 Through all our coasts His laws are shown, His gospel through the nation known: He hath not thus revealed His word To every land: Praise ye the Lord. 252 P BALMS. 147- Taim III. ( . M. w THE Bl &80K8 01 nn VI ai:. 1 WTTB songs Mid honours Bounding lond, Address the Lord on high ; Around the heavens lit* Bpreads His cloud, And waters veil the >ky. ■j He sends Hia Bhowen of blessing down To cheer the plains below : II.- makes the grass the mountains crown, And corn in valleys grow. 8 Be gives the grazing ox his meat. II«- hears the raven's cry ; I>ut man, who tastes 1 1 is finest wheat, Should raise His honours high. -i His steady counsels change the face ( )t' the declining war; He hi« Is the Bun cut short his race, And wintry days appear. 5 His hoary frost, His fleecy snow, Descend and clothe the ground; The liquid streams forbear to flow. In icy fetters hound. 6 When from His dreadful stores on high He pours the rattling hail, The wretch that dares his God defy, Shall find his courage fail. 7 He sends His word, and melts the snow; Tlie field- no longer mourn; He calls the southern gales to blow. And bids the spring return. 8 The changing wind, the riving cloud. Obey His mighty word : With Bongs and honours sounding loud. Praise ve the sovereign Lord. 253 PSALMS. 148 — Part I. II. M. Watts. PRAISE TO GOD FROM ALL CREATURES. 1 YE tribes of Adam, join With heaven and earth and seas, And offer notes divine To your Creator's praise. Ye holy throng Of an of els briffht, In worlds of light, Be^in the sons. 2 Thou sun with dazzling rays, And moon that rulest the night, Shine to your Maker's praise. With stars of twinkling light. His power declare, Ye floods on hi^h, And clouds, that fly In empty air. 3 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand, Or in swift courses move By His supreme command. He spake the word, And all their frame From nothing came. To praise the Lord. 4 He moved the mighty wheels In unknown ages past, And each His word fulfils, While time and nature last. His wondrous name, And speak His praise. In different ways His works proclaim 5 Let all the earth born race, And monsters of the deep ; The fish that cleave the seas, Or in their bosom sleep ; From sea and shore And still display Their tribute pay, Their Maker's power. 6 Ye vapours, hail and snow. Praise ye th' almighty Lord ; 254 r - \ i. m s. And BtQnny winds, that hl<>w. To execute His word. When lightnings shine, Or thunders roar. 1. | eartL adore IIi> hand divine. 7 Ye mountains Dear tin- dries, With lofty cedars there, And trees of humbler size, That Bruit in plenty bear; In various forma, Exalt His uame. Beasts wild and tame, Birds, flies, and worm.-, B Ye kings, and judges, fear Tin- Lord, tin* sovereign King ; And, while vou rule as lair. His heavenly honours Bing: Nor let the dream Make you iorirct Of power and Btate His power supreme. 9 Virgins, and youth, engage To Bound Hi- praise divine. While infancy and age Their feebler voices join : By every tongue, In endless strains. Wide as He reigns, His name he sung 10 Let .ill the nations tear The God that rules above; lie brings His people near. And makes them taste His love His saints >liall raise Tlis honours high. AYhile earth and >ky Attempt His pT 148-PAKT II. L. M. WATTS. UNIVERSAL P&AIE 1 LOUD hallelujahs to the Lord, From distant world.-, where ereatures dwell; Let heaven begin the solemn word. And sound it dreadt'ul down to hell. L'o.> PSALMS. 2 The Lord, how absolute He reigns! Let every angel bend the knee; Sing of His love in heavenly strains, And speak how fierce His terrors be. 3 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, When nature all around you sings? Oh! for a shout from old and young, From humble swains and lofty kings! 4 "Wide as His vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name be known; Loud as His thunder shout His praise, And sound it lofty as His throne. 5 Jehovah! 'tis a glorious word! Oh! may it dwell on every tongue! But saints, who best have known the Lord, Are bound to raise the noblest song. 149 C. M. Watts. THE TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH. 1 ALL ye that love the Lord, rejoice, And let your songs be new; Amid the church with cheerful voice, His later wonders show. 2 The Jews, the people of His grace, Shall their Redeemer sing; And Gentile nations join the praise, While Zion owns her King. 3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just, Whom sinners treat with scorn; The meek, that lie despised in dust, Salvation shall adorn. 4 Saints shall be joyful in their King, Even on a dying bed; 256 PS \l..\is And, like the souls, in glory ring: For < led shall raise tin- dead. :> Then II is high praise shall till their tongues, Their hand Bhall wield the Bword ; And vengeance shall attend their soi The vengeance of the Lord. 6 When Christ the judgment seat ascends, And bids the world appear; Thrones are prepared for all His friends. Who humbly loved Him here. 7 Then shall they rule, with iron rod, Nations that dared rebel ; And join the sentence of their God, ( )n tyrants doomed to hell. s The royal sinner hound in chains, New triumphs shall afford: Such honour for the saints remains; Praise ye, and love the Lord. 150-PaktI. II. M. PRAISE ON EARTH AND IN HEAVEN. 1 IX Zion's sacred gates, Let hymns of praise begin ; Where acts of faith and love With ceaseless beauty shine: DwiGHT. In mercy there, "While God is known, Before His throne, With songs appear. 2 In heaven. His house on high, Ye angels, lit't your voice; Let heavenly harps resound, And happy saints rejoice: The glories sing. That ever shine, With pomp divine, Around vour kimr. P S A L M S . 3 His wondrous acts demand, His wisdom and His grace, The labours of our hands, And transports of our praise : Rehearse His name To every shore. Where'er His power His works proclaim. 4 Let the trump's martial voice. The timbrel's softer sound, The organ's solemn peal, United praise resound. Let man employ His tuneful tongue. *&' To swell the song "With highest joy, 150 — Part II. L. M. HALLELUJAH. 1 PRAISE ye the Lord; all nature join In work and worship so divine: Let heaven and earth unite, and raise High hallelujahs to His praise. 2 While realms of joy, and worlds around, Their hallelujahs loud resound; Let saints below, and saints above, Exulting sing redeeming love. 3 As instruments well tuned and strung, We '11 praise the Lord with heart and tongue : While life remains, we'll loud proclaim High hallelujahs to His name. 4 Beyond the grave, in nobler strains. When freed from sorrow, sin, and pains, Eternally the church will raise High hallelujahs to His praise. 5 Praise the Father, Hallelujah; Praise ye the Son, Hallelujah; Praise the Spirit, Hallelujah; These three are one, praise ye the Lord. 253 HYMNS, ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL SYNOD BY THEIR AUTHORITY USED IN THE REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH. (259) GENERAL TABLE OE THE IIYMXS. General Praise 1-17 The Scriptures 15-24 The Perfections of God 25-43 The Trinity 44-50 Praise to Christ ri-TJ SoBsmr of Christ T2-T* Names and Offices of Christ — 70-104 The Work of Christ 105-1 OS Advent of Christ 109-1 1 7 Death of Christ 11 5-132 Resurrection of Christ 133-137 Ascension and Exaltation of Christ 135-150 The Holy Spirit 151-1C7 The Decrees of God Creation and Providence 173-153 Mans RriN 154-200 The Law 201-233 The Gospel 210-261 Repentance 2C5-295 Conversion 296-324 Christian Character 825-336 Christian Experience 337-356 Love 357-403 Faith 4 Particular Duties 11 -466 Progress 410 Conformity to Christ 411-412 Confidence in God 413 Zeal 414-4'.: Self Denial 41S Watchfulness 419-427 Consistency 425-429 Ilibitual Devotion 430 Perseverance 431-433 fubmission 434-441 Heavenly Mindedness 442-447 Contentment 445 Integrity 449 Charity 450-159 Retirement 460-461 Pilgrimage 462-465 Family Vow 406 The Chckch 467-47.1 Prayer 4TI-4S5 The Lord's Prayer 466-509 The Ministry : 03-5: 2 The Sacraments 5:3 Baptism E 14-520 The Lord's Supper 521-545 Missions Revival 610-626 Dedications 621 Morning and Evening 684-618 The Year 644-657 Yorrn and Age 655-667 Mariners National 672-651 Marriage Miscellaneous 6c4-699 Parting and Reunion 654-656 Birth Day 057-655 Song of Deliverance 659 Success of Hannah's Prayers C90 Song of Simeon, of Hezekiah and of Mary f91-693 Three Mountains 694 Family Religion 695 Traveller's Hymn f9J Call of Samuel f97 Apostle's Creed COS Profession of Religion Death i of a Pastor 7 -7 . of a Child *9 of a Christian 121-758 The Resurrection 75I-7C4 Judgment Heaves [260] HYMNS GENERAL PRAISE. II. If. Doddridge, praise. 1 O ZlOX, tune thy voice, And lift thy hands on high ; Tell all the world thy joys. And shout salvation nigh : While rays divine Stream all abroad. Cheerful in God, Arise and shine, 2 He gilds thy mourning face With beams that cannot fade ; His all resplendent grace lie pours around thy head ; With lustre new, Divinely crowned. The nations round, Thy form shall view, 3 In honour to IIi> name, Reflect that sacred light, And loud that grace proclaim, Which makes thy darkness bright: Pursue His prail Till sovereign love, In worlds above, Thy glory raise. B61 GENERAL PRAISE, 4 There, on His holy hill, A brighter sun shall rise, And with His radiance fill Those fairer, purer skies : While round His throne, Ten thousand stars In nobler spheres, His influence own. 8s. and 6s. Hastings. INCITEMENTS TO PRAISE. 1 GO, tune thy voice to sacred song; Exert thy noblest powers ; Go, mingle with the choral throng, The Saviour's praises to prolong, Amid life's fleeting hours. 2 Oh! hast thou felt a Saviours love, That flame of heavenly birth? Then let thy strains melodious prove, With raptures soaring far above The trifling toys of earth. 3 Hast found the pearl of price unknown, That cost a Saviour's blood \ Heir of a bright celestial crown. That sparkles near th' eternal throne, Oh ! sing the praise of God ! 4 Sing of the Lamb that once was slain That man might be forgiven ; Sing how He broke death's bars in twain, Ascending high in bliss to reign, The God of earth and heaven. 5 Begin on earth the notes of praise, "Glory to God on high," Sing through the remnant of thy days ; At death, the song of victory raise, And soar beyond the sky. 2G2 B V a LL CB EATTJ B ES 0. 1'. M. UQUA n: ( Kl A IIo.N t M.I.I I» TO PBAIffl . 1 BEGIN, inv >.»iil. tlT exalted lay. Let each enraptured thought obej . And praise tlT Almighty's name: Let heaves and earth, and teas and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To swell th' inspiring theme. 2 Thou heaven of heavens, \\\> vast abode. Ye clouds, proclaim your Maker, God; Ye thunder.-, .-peak His power; Lo ! on the lightning's fiery wing, In triumph walks th' eternal King: Tlf astonished worlds adore. 3 Ye deej.>, with roaring billows rise, To join the thunders <>t' the skies; Praise Him who bids you roll: His praise in softer notes declare. Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. 4 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing; Ye leathered warblers of the spring. Harmonious anthems raise To Him who shaped your finer mould, AVho tipped your glittering wings with gold, And tuned your voice to praise. 5 Let man, by nobler passions swayed, Let man, in God's own image made, His breath in praise employ; Spread wide his Maker's name around, Till heaven shall echo back the sound, In songs of holy joy. 263 GENERAL PRAISE. ! L. M. Blacklock. THE GLORY OF GOD. 1 COME, O my soul, in sacred lays, Attempt thy great Creators praise: But Oh ! what tongue can speak His fame ! What mortal verse can reach the theme! 2 Enthroned amid the radiant spheres, He, glory like a garment, wears : To form a robe of light divine, Ten thousand suns around Him shine. 3 In all our Maker's grand designs, Omnipotence with wisdom shines ; His works, through all this wondrous frame, Declare the fflorv of His name. 4 Eaised on devotion's lofty wing, Do thou, my soul, His glories sing; And let His praise employ thy tongue, Till listening worlds shall join the song. , C. M. Heginbotham. PERPETUAL PRAISE. 1 YES, I will bless Thee, O my God! Through all my mortal days ; And to eternity prolong Thy vast, Thy boundless praise. 2 Xor shall my tongue alone proclaim The honours of my God ; My life, with all its active powers, Shall spread Thy praise abroad. 3 Not death itself shall stop my song, Though death will close my eyes; My thoughts shall then to nobler heights, And sweeter raptures rise. 264 FROM Til B C REATION. 4 There shall my lips in endless praise Their grateful tribute paj ; Tin.- theme demands an angel's tongue And an eternal day. Q L M. Addison. ( BKAIIOB PRAISING QOD. 1 THE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, .Viul spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. '2 The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does In'- Creator's power display, And publishes t<> every land. The work of an almighty Hand. Soon a- tlie evening shades prevail, The moon takes np the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening earth. Repeats tin- Btory of her birth; 4 AVhil>t all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, • 'lirirni the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pule. 5 What, though in solemn silence all Move round this dark terrestrial hall! What, though n<> real voice nor sound Amidst their radiant orbs he found 1 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice. And utter forth a glorious voice: For ever singing, as they shine, "The hand that made us is divine." 12 265 GENERAL PRAISE. 7 8s., 7s. and 4s. Kelly. DEVOUT -WORSHIP. 1 IN Thy name, O Lord, assembling, We, Thy people, now draw near: Teaeh us to rejoiee with trembling; Speak, and let Thy servants hear, Hear with meekness, Hear Thy word with godly fear. 2 "While our days on earth are lengthened, Let us give them, Lord, to Thee; Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, We would run, nor weary be, Till Thy glory Without clouds in heaven we see. 3 There in worship, purer, sweeter, All Thy people shall adore; Tasting of enjoyment greater Than they could conceive before; Full enjoyment, Full, unmixed, for evermore. 8 Ts. Hammond. FOR A GENERAL BLESSING. 1 LORD, we come before Thee now, At Thy feet we humbly bow; Oh! do not our suit disdain; Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain? 2 Lord, on Thee our souls depend, In compassion, now descend; Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace, Tune our lips to sing Thy praise. 3 Send some message from Thy word, That may joy and peace afford; Let Thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 366 [N VOCATION. 4 Comfort those who weep and mourn ; Lei the time of joy return ; Those who are east '- PRESENCE SOUOHT. 1 AGATN onr earthly can- we leave, And to Thv courts repair ; Again with joyful feet we come, To meet our Saviour there. 269 GENERAL PRAISE. 2 Great Shepherd of Thy people, hear! Thy presence now display ; We bow within Thy house of prayer; Oh ! give us hearts to pray. 3 The clouds which veil Thee from our sight, In pity, Lord, remove; Dispose our minds to hear aright The message of Thy love. 4 Help us, with holy fear and joy, To how before Thy face; And make us, creatures of Thy power, The children of Thy grace. 14 C. M. C. Wesley. A BLESSING SOUGHT. 1 COME, O thou all-victorious Lord, Thy power to us make known; Strike with the hammer of Thy word, And break these hearts of stone. 2 Speak with the voice winch wakes the dead, And bid the sleeper rise ; And let each guilty conscience dread The death that never dies. 3 To each a sense of guilt impart, And then remove the load ; Quicken and wash the troubled heart In Thine atoning blood. 4 Our desperate state through sin declare, And speak our sins forgiven ; By daily growth in grace prepare. Then take us up to heaven. 270 1 N VOCATION. ^^ fa ToPLADY. 1:1 PORE in w:i\ l SOURCE <>f light and power divine, Deign upon Thy truth to Bhine ; Lord, behold Thy servant stands, Lo! to 'line, he liftfl his hands; Satisfy his Boul'a desire, Touch his lips with holy fire! Source of light and power divine, Deign upon Thy truth to Bhine. 8 Breathe Thy Spirit, bo shall fall Unction sweet upon u> all ; Till by odours scattered round, Christ himself be traced and found; Thru shall every raptured heart. Rich in peace and joy, depart. Source of light and power divine, Deign upon Thy truth to shine. 16 L. M. Kelly, tut. niviNi: PRESET 1 IIOTT sweet to leave the world awhile. And >eek the presence of our Lord! Hear Saviour, on Thy people smile, And come according to Thv word. 2 Prom busy scenes we now retreat. That we may here converse with Thee: Ah! Lord, behold us at Thy feet] Let this the '"irate i^f heaven" be. 3 "Chief of ten thousand," now appear. That we by faith my see Thy face; Oh! speak, that we Thy voice may hear, And let Thv presence till this place. 271 THE SCRIPTURES. 4 Lord, let Thy people's views be clear, And let their hearts be filled with love ; Oh ! may their light to all appear, And prove their doctrines from above. 17 & M. Fawcett. COMMENCEMENT OF WORSHIP. 1 THY presence, gracious God, afford, Prepare us to receive Thy word ; Now let Thy voice engage our ear, And faith be mixed with what we hear. 2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove, And fix our hearts and hopes above ; With food divine may we be fed, And satisfied with living bread. 3 To us Thy sacred word apply, "With sovereign power and energy ; And may we, in true faith and fear, Reduce to practice what we hear. THE SCRIPTURES. 18 C. M. Steele. MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD. 1 FATHER of mercies, in Thy word What endless glory shines! For ever be Thy name adored For these celestial lines ! 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Riches, above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 272 PREC [0 i Here the fair tree erf knowledge grows Ami yields a aweet repast ; Bablimer bw« to, than nature know b, Invite tin- Longing taste. •1 Here springs of consolation i To cheer the fainting mind : Ami thirsty sonls receive supplies, Ami sweet refreshment find. 5 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around ; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful Bound I 6 Oli ! may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And Btill new beauties may I see, And -till increasing light ! 7 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be Thou for ever near ; :i me to love Thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there! 19 ( . 1L Watts. TIIK PEARL OF PSS B. 1 THIS is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown: And they are all divinely wise Who make that pearl their own. 8 Here consecrated water flows, To quench our thirst for sin : Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, No danger dwells therein. 3 This is the judge that end- the strife. Where wit and reason fail; Our guide to everlasting life, Through all this gloom v vale. 12* 273 THE SCRIPTURES. 4 Oh! may Thy counsels, mighty God, Our roving feet command; Nor we forsake the happy road, That leads to Thy right hand. 20 c- M- Fawcbtt. THE LAMP OF LIFE. 1 HOW precious is the book divine, By inspiration given! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts In this dark vale of tears; Life, light, and joy, it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way; Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. 21 L. M. Beddome. god's delightful word. 1 MORE joy than earth can e'er afford, Is found in God's delightful word; Be it my study, night and day, My guide through all the lonely way. 2 Clothed with a majesty divine, Its doctrines and its precepts shine; Infinite wisdom, truth and grace, Appear in all its promises. 3 'Tis here the Lord as in a glass, Displays the glories of His face, Stoops from His high, imperial throne, And makes His great salvation known. 274 01 R GD l DE. -I Then be Ili^ word t«> all addressed, Able to make as wise and blessed, Till the whole earth shall own Hie Dame, Ami all Bia bonndless love proclaim, 22 I- M. ( Samfbi ex's ( tax. rnv WOBD i- TRUTH. 1 THY word, 0 L«-nl, IS light and food, The law of truth, and Bource of good : There Thou hast pointed out my way To pardon and perpetual day. 2 M;iv I receive it. Lord, a- Thine, Receive it as Thy word divine, With firm assent, with listening ear, With bending In-art, and tilial fear. •"> Make me t<» know its saving might, It> quickening power, it- cheering light: May it my stubborn heart subdue, And ^t ill my sinful son! renew ! 4 Oli ! let it richly dwell within, To keep me from the Bnares of sin, And guide nie still to choose my way, That I no more may go astray. 23 CM. S. Stenmi TTIE RICHES OF OOB'6 WORD. 1 LET worldly men from shore to shore Their favourite good pursue; Thy word, () Lord, we value more Than India Or Peru. •J Here mines of knowledge* love, and joy Are open to our sight ; The purest gold without alloy, And gems divinelv bright. 875 THE SCRIPTURES. ►unsels of redeeming <> These sacred leaves unfold 3 The counsels of redeeming grace And here the Saviour's lovely face Our raptured eyes behold. 4 Our numerous griefs arc here redressed And all our wants supplied: Nought we can ask to make us blessed Is in this book denied. 5 For these inestimable gains That so enrich the mind, Oh! may we search with eager pains, Assured that we shall find. 24: ^- M- Heginbotham. A SAVIOUR SEEN W THE SCRIPTURES. 1 NOW let my soul, eternal King, To Thee its grateful tribute bring; My knee, with humble homage, bow, My tongue perform its solemn vow. 2 All nature sings Thy boundless love, In worlds below and worlds above; But, in Thy blessed word, I trace Diviner wonders of Thy grace. 3 There, what delightful truths I read! There, I behold the Saviour bleed; His name salutes my listening ear. Revives my heart, and checks my fear. 4 There Jesus bids my sorrows cease, And gives my labouring conscience peace; Raises my grateful passions high, And points to mansions in the sky. 5 For love like this, Oh! let my song, Through endless years Thy praise prolong; Let distant climes Thy name adore, Till time and nature are no more. 276 P BR n:« riONS OF GOD. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 25 L M. Watts. GOD i \ai.ii D ABOVE kLL PBAIBB. 1 ETERNAL Power! whose bigh abode Becomes the grandeur of our I tod ; Immensely far beyond the bounds, Where Btars revolve their Kittle rounds. 2 The lowest Btep above Thy Beat Rises too 1 » i ir 1 1 for ( Gabriel's feet ; In vain the tallest angel tries To reach the height with wondering eyes. 8 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do I We would adore our Maker too : From sin and dust to Thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High ! l Earth, from afar, has heard Thy fame, Ami worms have learned to li>]> Thy name; But < >h ! the glories of Thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 5 I rod i> in heaven, but man below ; Raised be our thoughts; our words be lew; A sacred reverence checks our songs, And praise aita silent on our tongues. 26 II- M- Watts. TUT. 1M KM OTION OF GOD. 1 TIIK Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on high ; Tim garments He assumes, Aif light ami majesty. His glories shine, with beams so bright, mortal eye. can bear the Bight PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 The thunders of His hand Keep the wide world in awe; His wrath and justice stand To guard His Holy law; And where His love resolves to bless, His truth comfirms and seals the grace. 3 Through all His perfect works Surprising wisdom shines; Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their cursed designs; Strong is His arm, and shall fulfil His great decrees, His sovereign will. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend? And will He write His name, My Father and my Friend? I love His name, I love His word ; Join all my powers, and praise the Lord. 2*7 L. M. Ambrose. FROM THE TE DEEM. 1 ALMIGHTY God, we praise and own Thee our Creator, King alone; All things were made to honour Thee, O Father of eternity ! 2 To Thee all angels loudly cry, The heavens and all the powers on high, Cherubs and seraphim proclaim, And cry, Thrice holy to Thy name ! 3 Lord God of hosts, Thy presence bright Fills heaven and earth with beauteous light; Tli' apostles' happy company, And ancient prophets, all praise Thee. 278 1 NCOMPREB ENS1 BLB. 4 The crowned martyrs' noble host, The 1 1 « » 1 \ church in everj coast, Their Maker for their Father own, N..u reconciled in Christ His s""- og L M. w LTre« QOn IN' OKPBl HI N > N '. I . I . 1 CAN creatures, to perfection, find TIT eternal, uncreated Mind \ ( >r van the largest Btretch of thought Measure and search His nature out \ •> ' T is high as heaven, 't is deep as hell, A ml what can mortals know, or tell! His glory Bpreads beyond the >ky. An«l all the shining worlds on high, 8 God i> a King of power unknown, Finn are the orders of His throne ; It' He resolve, who dare oppose, Or ask Him why, or what He do £ He wounds the heart, and He makes whole; lie calms the tempest of the soul ; When He Bhuta up in long despair, Who can remove the heavy bar! ;. He frowns, and darkness veils the moon, The fainting sun grows dim at noon; The pillars of heaven's Btarry roof Tremble and start at His reproof. 8 These are a portion of II i> ways; But wh<> shall dare describe His face? Who can endure His light, or stand To hear the thunders of His hand i 279 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 29 30 CM. GREATNESS. Beddome. 1 THY greatness, Lord, what thought can reach ! What mortal tongue can tell ( Thy throne is fixed, Thy power extends O'er heaven, and earth, and hell. 2 "Who can evade, or who resist, The vengeance of a God ? Thy tearful wrath, when once provoked, Spreads terror all abroad. 3 The wide dominion and the power, The sovereignty is Thine : 'Tis Thine the universe to rule, With majesty divine. 4 To Thee, by all the hosts of heaven, And all of human race, Be everlasting honours given, And universal praise. C It ALL SEEING. Watts. 1 IX all my vast concerns with Thee, In vain my soul would try To shun Thy presence. Lord, or flee The notice of Thine eye. 2 Thine all surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, While yet unformed within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 2S0 A l.M IGHTT. 4 0 wondrous knowledge, deep and high! Where can a creature hide I Within Thy circling arms I lie, Beeel on ei cry ride, 5 So let Thy grace Burround me >till, And like a bulwark prove. To guard my bouI from every ill, nred by sovereign love. 31 0. M. Kikki: White. ALMIt-IIIV. 1 THE Lord our God is full of might, Tin? winds obey His will ; He apeaks, and in IIi> heavenly height The rolling buu Btands BtUl. 2 Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land, With threatening aspect roar; The Lord uplifts I lis awful hand. And chains you to the shore. 3 Ye winds of night, your force combine; Without His high. behest, Ye shall not, in the lofty pine, Disturb the sparrow's nest. 4 His voice sublime is heard afar. In distant peals it dies ; lie yokes the whirlwind to His car, And sweeps the howling skies. 5 He lives. He reigns in every land, From winter's polar .-nous To wln-rc across the burning sand, The blasting meteor goes. 6 Ye nations, bend, in reverence bend: Ye monarchs, wait His nod. And bid the choral song ascend, To celebrate your God ! 881 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 32 L. M. Butcher. INVISIBLE. 1 WITH deepest reverence at Thy throne, Jehovah, peerless and unknown, Our feeble spirits strive, in vain, A glimpse of Thee, great God, to gain. 2 Who, by the closest search, can find Thy mighty, uncreated mind? Nor men, nor angels can explore Thy heights of love, Thy depths of power. 3 We know Thee not; but this we know, Thou reign'st above, thou reign'st below: And though Thine essence is unknown, To all the world Thy power is shown. 4 That power we trace on every side; Oh! may Thy wisdom be our guide! And while we live and when we die, May Thine almighty love be nigh. 33 IT. M. Hastings. EVER LIVING. 1 THE Lord Jehovah lives, And blessed be my Rock; Though earth her bosom heaves, And mountains feel the shock; Though oceans rage and torrents roar, He is the same for evermore. 2 The Lord Jehovah lives, The dying sinners Friend: How purely He forgives The follies that offend: He wipes the penitential tear, Bids faith and hope, the spirit cheer. K \o w \ i; v I! I 5 WOB K8. ie Lord Jehovah lii To hear and answer prayer, Whoe'er in Him belies es And trusts Hi- guardian care, A Father's tender love shall know, Whence In ing streams of comfort How. 4 The Lord Jehovah lii Bah ation to Becure : Tin- title thai He gives Will be for ever sure : Tis drawn in characters of blood, Tis issued from tin- throne of God. 34 ( M- AV DOD KN<»w.\ i;v in- WOBK8. 1 I SING tir almighty power of God, Thai made the mountains rise, That Bpread the flowing abroad, And built the lofty ski 2 I sing tin' wisdom thai ordained The sun to rule the day ; Tlu' moon shines full at Bis command, And all the stars obey. 3 I Sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food ; He formed the creatures with His word, And then pronounced them good. 4 There \s not a plant or flower below, But makes Thy glories known; And clouds arise and tempests blow By order from Thy throne. 5 Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed, Where'er I turn mine eye ; If T Burvey the ground I tread. Or gaze upon the sky. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 6 Creatures, as numerous as they be. Are subject to Thy care; There 's not a place where we can flee. But God is present there. 35 L. M. Opie. VOICE OF CREATION. 1 THERE seems a voice in every gale, A tongue in every opening flower. Which tells, O Lord, "the wondrous tale" Of Thy indulgence, love, and power. 2 The birds that rise on quivering wing, Appear to hymn their Maker's praise, And all the mingling sounds of spring, To Thee one general chorus raise. 3 And shall my voice, great God, alone, Be mute midst nature's loud acclaim? Xo, let my heart with answering tone, Breathe forth in praise Thy holy name. 4 And nature's debt is small to mine, Thou badest her being, bounded be, But matchless proof of love divine! Thou gavest immortal life to me. 5 The Saviour left His heavenly throne, A ransom for my soul to give: Man's suffering state He made His own, And deigned to die that I might live. 6 But thanks and praise for love so great, Xo mortal tongue can e'er express, Then let me, bowed before Thy feet, In silence love Thee, Lord, and bless. 2S4 36 L O V B . ( . r. m. tin; LOVE 01 «•"]). More. 1 MY God Thv boundless lore I praise; How bright on high its glories blase, How Bweetly bloom below I It streams from Thine eternal throne; Through heaven it- joys for ever run, And o'er the earth they flow. 2 Tis love that paints the purple mom, And bids the clouds, in air upborne, Their genial drops distil ; In every vernal beam it glows, And breathes in every gale that blows, And glides in every rill. 3 But in the gospel it appears In sweeter, fairer characters, And charms the ravished breast; There love immortal leaves the sky, To wipe the drooping mourner's eye And jrive the weary rest 4 Then let the love that makes me blessed With cheerful praise inspire my breast, And ardent gratitude : And all my thoughts and passions tend To Thee, my Father and my Friend, My soul's eternal good. 37 C. M. oon 19 LOVE. BuBDEB. 1 COME, ye that know and fear the Lord, And lit't your souls above: Let every heart and voice accord, To sing that God is love. 2S5 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 This precious truth His word declares, And all His mercies prove; Jesus, the gift of gifts, appears To show, that God is love. 3 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and tire, Thunders His dreadful name; But Zion sings, in melting notes, The honours of the Lamb. 4 In all His doctrines and commands, His counsels and designs, In every work His hands have framed, His love supremely shines. 5 Angels and men the news proclaim, Through earth and heaven above, The joyful and transporting news, That God, the Lord, is love. 38 C. M. Gibbon GOODNESS OF GOD. 1 THY goodness. Lord, our souls confer. Thy goodness we adore, A spring whose blessings never fail, A sea without a shore. 2 Sun, moon, and stars, Thy love attest, In every golden ray ; Love draws the curtains of the night. And love brings back the day. 3 Thy bounty every season crowns, "With all the bliss it yields; With joyful clusters loads the vines, With strengthening grain, the fields. 4 But chiefly Thy compassion, Lord, Is in the gospel seen; 386 J UM 'U B. There like a ran Thy mercy shi Without a cloud between. ;> Pardon, acceptance, peace, and joy, Through Jesus' name are given; lie on the cross irai lilted high, That we might reign in heaven. 39 L. M. nn; JUSTICE OF GOD. 1 ETERNAL King! the greatest, best, For ever glorious, ever blessed; The great 1 AM Jehovah, Lord, By seraphim and saint adored. 2 Justice the linn foundation lav-. Of all Thy laws. Thy works, and ways: Obedient souls will ever rind A God that's faithful, loving, kind. 8 Bnt he who sins, becomes accursed, Or God would be no longer just: Oursed is the man, who dares withdraw Obedience from Thy holy law. 4 Where then, great God, or how shall we Approach Thy dreadful majesty! Thy sacred law we oft have broke, And stand obnoxious to Thy stroke. 5 But, O Thou holy, just and true! Though justice must have all its due, Thou canst be just, vet justify The soul, that doth on Christ rely. 6 O boundless wisdom, love and power! Thy matchless mercy we adore. That found out this amazing plan. To save Thv ruined creature, man. 887 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 7 We plead the sufferings of Thy Son, We plead His righteousness alone; He bore the curse, whence Thou art just In pardoning those, who were accursed. 40 L. M. Tucker. JUSTICE AND MERCY UNITED. 1 INFINITE grace! and can it be That heaven's supreme should stoop so low ! A wretch to visit, vile like me ; One who has been His bitterest foe! 2 Can holiness and wisdom join, With truth, with justice, and with grace, To make eternal blessings mine, And sin, with all its guilt, erase? 3 O love! beyond conception great, That formed the vast stupendous plan ! Where all divine perfections meet To reconcile rebellious man ! 4: There wisdom shines in fullest blaze, And justice all her rights maintains ! Astonished angels stoop to gaze, While mercy o'er the guilty reigns. 5 Yes, mercy reigns, and justice too ; In Christ harmoniously they meet : He paid to justice all her due, And now He fills the mercy seat. 6 Such are the wonders of our God, And such th' amazing depths of grace : To save, from wrath's vindictive rod The chosen sons of Adam's race. 7 With grateful songs, then let our souls Surround our gracious Father's throne; 288 LOVING KINDNE88. And all between the distant polei His truth and mercy ever own. A]_ L M. Mi.di.i v I.nVINO-KINPM 88 Of CHRIST. 1 AWAKE, my soul, to joyful lays, And sing tin- great Redeemer's praise; He justly claims a Bong from me, His loving-kindness. Oh! Low free! 2 He aaw me ruined in the tall, Yrt Loved me, notwithstanding all: He saved me from my lost estate, His Loving-kindness, Oh! how great! 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes. Though earth and hell my way oppose, !!«• safely leads my bouI along, His Loving-kindness, Oh! how strong! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered thick, and thundered loud, lie near my soul has always stood, IIi> loving-kindness, Oh! how good! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart. Prone from my Jesus to depart; But, though I have Him oft forgot, His loving-kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers must fail; Oh ! may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death! 7 Then let me mount, and soar away To the bright world of endless day. And Bing, with rapture and surprise. His loving-kindness in the skies. 13 889 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 42 ^6- Hart, our god for ever. 1 THIS God is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable Friend ; Whose love is as large as His power, And neither knows measure nor end; 2 'Tis Jesus, the first and the last, "Whose Spirit shall guide lis safe home, We'll praise Him for all that is past, And trust Him for all that's to eome. 43 C. M. Doddridge. GOD OUR PEACE. 1 UNITE, my roving thoughts, unite, In silence soft and sweet; And thou, my soul, sit gently down At thy great Sovereign's feet. 3 Jehovah's awful voice is heard, Yet gladly I attend ; For lo ! the everlasting God Proclaims Himself my friend. 3 Harmonious accents to my soul, The sounds of peace convey ; The tempest at His word subsides, And winds and seas obey. 4 By all its joys, I charge my heart To grieve His love no more ; But, charmed by melody divine, To give its follies o'er. 290 TIM N ITV. THE TRINITY. 44 L. .M. K. - 1 HI HOLT TKIMTY. 1 THERE is one God, and only one; No rivala cafl 1 1 La essence share : He ia Jehovah, II*- alone, And with the Lord none can compare. '2 Hia works, through all this wondrous frame, Express the Maker's vast designs: They bear the impress of His name, In even part His wisdom shines. 3 If in His works such wonders rise, How much more wonderful is He, Whose nature's filled with mysteries; His being One, His person Three. 4 What finite power with ceaseless toil, Can comprehend th' eternal Mind? Or, who tli' almighty Three and One, By searching to perfection, find? 5 Angels and men in vain may raise Harmon ions, their adoring songs; The labouring thoughts sink down oppressed, And praises die upon their tongues. 6 Yet would I lift my trembling voice, Tir eternal Three in One to sing ; And mingling faith, while I rejoice, My humble, grateful tribute bring. 7 All glory to th' eternal Three, The sacred undivided One: To Father, Son. and Spirit be Coequal praise, and honours done. L>01 TRINITY. 45 JL ^« Humphrey's Coll. THE TRIUNE GOD OF OUR SALVATION. 1 LOXG ere the sun began his days, Or moon shot forth her silver rays, Salvation's scheme was fixed, 't was done In covenant by the Three in One. 2 The Father spake, the Son replied, The Spirit with them both complied ; Grace moved the cause for saving man, And wisdom drew the noble plan. 3 The Father chose His only Son To die for sins, that man had done; Immanuel to the choice agreed, And thus secured a numerous seed. 4 He sends His Spirit from above, To call the objects of His love; Not one shall perish or be lost : He bought them dear; His blood they cost. 5 What high displays of sovereign grace! What love to save a ruined race ! My soul, adore His lovely name, By whom thy free salvation came. 46 C. M. Watts. PRAISE TO THE TRINITY. 1 LET them neglect Thy glory, Lord, Who never knew Thy grace; But our loud songs shall still record The wonders of Thy praise. 2 We raise our shouts, O God, to Thee, And send them to Thy throne; All glory to th' united Three, The undivided One. 29:? INVOKED. 'Twai IK-, and well adore His name, That formed us by a word ; 'Tis Ee restores oor ruined frame ; Salvation t«» the Lord ! 4 Boaanna ! Lei the earth and aid Repeal the joyful Bound ; Rocka, lulls and vales reflect the voice, In one eternal round. 47 to. and 4s. Madan's Coil, INVOCATION ,»K THE TRINITY. 1 COME, Thou almighty King, Help us Thy name to ling, Help us to praise; Father all glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us. Ancient of days. 2 Jesus, our Lord, arise, Scatter OUT enem: And make them tall ! Let Thine almighty aid Our sure defence he made: Our souls on Thee be stayed : Lord, hear our call ! 3 Come, Thou incarnate AVord, Gird on Thy mighty Bword ; Our prayer attend ! Come, and Thy people bless, And give Thy word success ; Spirit of holiness. ( >n us descend ! 4 Come, holy Comforter, Thy aacred witness bear, In this glad bourl 293 48 TRINITY. Thou, who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power. 5 To the great One in Three, The highest praises be, Hence evermore ! His sovereign majesty, May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. L. M. 6 1. Hastings. ADORING THE TRINITY. 1 YES, I adore Thee, O my God, Father supreme of earth and skies ; Up to the heavens Thy bright abode, Let songs of praise and joy arise: Thou art the High and Holy One, Thy will through earth and heaven be done. 2 YTes, I adore Thee, O my God, Son of the Father, wondrous King : "Thou hast redeemed us by Thy blood," Sweet is the anthem we would sing; O Prince of Peace, accept the strain, For ever live, for ever reign. 3 Yes, I adore Thee, O my God, Blessed Comforter, supreme, divine; Still lead me in the narrow road, Bid heavenly light around me shine: Spirit of Holiness, impart Thy gifts to every trembling heart. 294 INVOKED, [ Fes, I adore Inee, ( \ my God, Blessed Three in One, blessed One in Thi Angela thai till Thy high abode, All praise and glory give t«» Thee; Earth w ith her millions, shaU conf The boundless plenitude of gw 49 s- A£. D. Campbell's Coll. PBAYE3B T«> BOLT lKlNITY. 1 OUR Father, who dost lead The children <>t' Tliy grace, \ new-born and believing seed, Through this wide wilderness: Thy providential care In dangers past we own; Still let Thine arm be ever near; Still let Thy love be shown. S ( ) Savi.»ur, Lamb <>f God ! Our gracious dying Friend! Reveal the virtue of Thy blood, ( >n us Thy mercy send ; Thou art a Master kind, With voice and person sweet; Bestow on us a loving mind, And keep us at Thy feet. 3 Thou, Ib.ly Spirit, art Of truth the promised Seal : Convincing power Thou dost impart. And Jesus1 grace reveal : Oh ! breathe Thy quickening breath, And light and life afford ; Instruct ua how to live by faith, And glorify the Lord. 29;» TRINITY. 50 H. M. Watts. PRAISE TO THE GODHEAD. 1 WE give immortal praise To God the Father's love, For all our comforts here, And better hopes above; He sent His own Eternal Son, To die for sins That man had done. 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, Who bought us, with His blood, From everlasting wo ; And now He lives, And now He reigns, And sees the fruit Ot all His pains. 3 To God the Spirit's name Immortal worship give; Whose new-creating power Makes the dead sinner live His work completes The great design, And fills the soul With joy divine. 4 Almighty God, to Thee Be endless honours done ; The undivided Three, And the mysterious One; Where reason fails, With all her powers, There faith prevails And love adores. 296 1M;a I BE TO i II R [ST. PRAISE TO CHRIST. 6& and 4& ToFLADY,a ( tan- wmnnv 1 1 1 1 : iami;. 1 GLORY to God on Mgh: \a\ heaven and earth reply, Prai06 ye IIi> name ! Hia love and grace adore, Who all out BorrowB bore; And ring for evermore, Worthy the Lamb. 2 All they around the throne, Cheerfully join in one, Praising His name ; We, who have felt His blood, Sealing our peace with God, Bound His dear name abroad, Worthy the Lamb. 3 Join, all ye ransomed race, Our Lord and God to bless ; Praise ye His name: In II im we will rejoice, And make a joyful noise, Shouting with heart and voice, W orthy the Lamb. 4 What though we change our place, Yet we shall never cease Praising Hie name: To him our songfl we bring, Hail Him our gracious King, 13*. 297 PRAISE TO CHRIST. And without ceasing sing, Worthy the Lamb. 52 H. M. PRAISE TO CHRIST. S. Stennett. 1 COME, every pious heart That loves the Saviour's name, Your noblest power exert To celebrate His fame: Tell all above, And all below, The debt of love, To Him you owe. 2 He left His starry crown, And laid His robes aside: On wings of love came down, And wept, and bled, and died What He endured, Oh! who can tell? To save our souls, From death and hell. 3 From the dark grave He rose, The mansion of the dead ; And thence His mighty foes In glorious triumph led : Up through the sky, The conqueror rode, And reigns on high. The Saviour God. 4 Jesus, we ne'er can pay The debt we owe Thy love; Yet tell us how we may Our gratitude approve : Our hearts, our all, To Thee we give: The gift, though small, Do Thou receive. 29$ FOR B EDEEM LNG LOVE. and 7s. Ni ••' PRAIB] i OB im D1 l MING LOTS. l LET Q8 love, and mult, and wonder, Let ua praise the Bai tour's name, He has hnahed the law's loud thunder. He baa quenched moanl Sinai's flame: I [e baa washed da with His blood ; [Ie lias brought ue nigh to God. >j Lei u- LOYE me Lord who bought us, Pitied ua when enemies, died us by I lis grace, and taught us, i\ e us ears, and gave us eyes : He has washed us with JI is blood, He presents our souls to God. 8 Lei us SING, though fierce temptations Threaten hard to bear us down! For the Lord, our strong salvation. Holds in view tin- conqueror's crown: He who washed us in His blood, Soon will bring us home to God. \ Let us WONDER; grace and justice Join, and point to mercy's store; When through grace, in Christ our trust is, Justice .-miles, and asks no more: He who washed us with His blood, Haa Becnred our way to God. • us PRAISE, and join the chorus Of the saints enthroned on high; Here they trusted Him before us, Now their praises till the sky: ••Thou hast washed us with Thy blood, Tli on art worthy. Lamh of (rod." 299 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 6 Hark ! the name of Jesus, sounded Loud from golden harps above ! Lord, we blush, and are confounded, Faint our praises, cold our love : Wash our souls and songs with blood, For by Thee we come to God. 54 CM. THE GLORIES OF OUR KING. Steele. 1 COME, ye that love the Saviour's name, And joy to make it known, The Sovereign of your hearts proclaim, And bow before His throne. 2 Behold your Lord, your Master crowned With glories all divine ! And tell the wondering nations round, How bright those glories shine. 3 Infinite power, and boundless grace, In Him unite their rays: You, that have e'er beheld His face, Can you forbear His praise? 4 When in His earthly courts we view The glories of our King; We long to love, as angels do. And wish, like them, to sing. 5 And shall we long and wish in vain? Lord, teach our songs to rise: Thy love can animate the strain, And bid it reach the skies. 6 O happy period ! glorious day ! When heaven and earth shall raise, With all their powers, th' enraptured lay, To celebrate Thy praise. 300 <;l<>1;y I \i; I \ CHRIST. gg B, M. HaMMhM). mi BONG 01 HOW - AND mi LAMB. l AW AK E, and Bing the Bong < )t' Mioses and the Lamb ; Wake, every ln-art, and every tongue, To praise the Eta ionr'a name. 8 Sing of His dying Love, Sing of IIi> rising power ; Sing how He intercedes above, For those whose tins He bore. Sing, on your heavenly way, 5 i ransomed dinners, *ing; Bing on rejoicing, every day. In Christ, me exalted King. - M,n shall your raptured tongue His endless praise proclaim; And BWeeter voices tune the song ( »f &£osefl and the Lamb. 56 CM. Watts, OLOBYING IV CHRIST. 1 I 'M not ashamed to own my Lord, \ r to defend His cause; "Maintain the honour of His word, The glory of II i> cross. 2 Jesus, my God] I know His name; His name is all my tru»: ; Nor will 1 1 «- put my soul to shame, Nior let my hope be lost 3 Finn, as IIi> throne. His promise stands, And He can well secure "What I \e committed to His hands, Till the decisive hour. 301 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 4 Then -will lie own my worthless name, Before His Fathers face; And in the New Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. 57 ^. ^- Watts, glorying in christ. 1 THE wondering world inquires to know Why I should love my Jesus so : " What are His charms," say they, " above The objects of a mortal love?" 2 All-over glorious is my Lord, He must be loved and yet adored; His worth if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love Him too. 3 The Love of Christ is strong as death, He sealed it with His latest breath ; My love to Him, secured by grace, Ko pains nor doubts can e'er deface. 4 What can destroy, what separate A love so pure, so free, so great ? In heaven both faith and hope subside ; But love for ever will abide. 58 C, M. Xewton. THE NAME OF JESUS. 1 HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds, In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the wearv rest. 302 ALL 1 N ALL. ;; I U u name I the rock on which I build, Mv shield and 1 1 i « 1 i n i_r pi* M\ Qever-failing treasury, filled With boundless Bton - of grace I 1 .h^i^: nix Shepherd, Husband, Friend, Mv Prophet, Priest, and bang; Mv Lord, mv Lite, my Way, my End; Accept tin- praise I bring. :» Weak is the effort <>t" my heart, And cold my warmest thought; Hut when I Bee Thee as Thou art, I '11 praise Thee a- I ought 6 Till then, I would Thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath ; Ami may the music of Thy Dame Refresh my bou! in death. 59 I- M. Dobbll's ( Joll. ( IHBIST i> ai.i. AND IX ALL. 1 IX Christ I Ve all my bouI's desire; U\> Spirit does my la-art inspire With boundless wishes large and high: And Christ will all my wants supply. ( briflt is my Hope, my Strength and Guide; For me He bled, and groaned, and died: lie is my Bun, to giro me light He is my soul's Bupreme delight 3 Christ is tin1 snnroe of all my Mi Mv Wisdom and my Righteousness, My Saviour, Brother, and my Friend; On Ilim alone I DOW depend. 4r Christ is my King to rule and hless, And all my troubles to redress; He's my salvation and my All, Whate'er on earth shall me betall. 303 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 5 Christ is my Strength and Portion too, My soul in Him can all things do ; Through Him I '11 triumph o'er the grave, And death and every foe outbrave. 60 C. M. TOPLADY. ALL IN ALL. 1 COMPAKED with Christ, in all beside No comeliness I see; The one thing needful, dearest Lord, Is to be one with Thee. 2 The sense of Thy redeeming love Into my soul convey ; Thyself bestow, for Thee alone, My All in All, I pray. 3 Less than Thyself will not suffice My comfort to restore ; More than Thyself I cannot crave, And Thou canst give no more. 4 Loved of my God, for Him again With love intense I 'd burn ; Chosen of Thee, ere time began, I'd choose Thee in return. 5 Whate'er consists not with Thy love. Oh ! teach me to resign ; I 'm rich to all th' intents of bliss If Thou, O God, art mine. 61 0, M. Watts. GOD RECONCILED IN CHRIST. 1 DEAKEST of all the names above, My Jesus, and my God, Who can resist Thy heavenly love, Or trifle with Thy blood? 304 V IT A L HEAD. 2 'Ti> by the merits of Thy death, The Father smiles again ; 'T is by Thy interceding breath, The Spirit dwells with men. 3 Till God in human flesh I see, Mv thought* no comfort find; The holy, just, and Bacred Three Are terrore to my mind. 4 But if [mmanuel's face appear, My hope, my joy begins ; His name forhidfl my slavish fear, II i> grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast; I love tlf Incarnate Mystery, And there I fix my trust. (32 0. M. Doddridge. JESUS OUR VITAL HEAD. 1 JESUS, we sing Thy matchless grace, That calls poor worms Thy own; Gives us among Thy saints a place, To make Thy glories known. 2 Allied to Thee, our vital Head, We live, and grow, and thrive: From Thee, divided, each is dead, When most he seems alive. 3 Thy saints on earth, and those above, Here join in sweet accord: One body all in mutual love. And Thou, our common Lord. 4 May faith from Thee each hour derive Supplies with fresh delight; While death and hell in vain shall strive This bond to disunite. 305 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 0 Thou, the whole body wilt present Before Thy Father's face ; Xor shall a wrinkle or a spot Its beauteous form disgrace. 63 C. M. Steele. LOVE TO CHRIST DESIRED. 1 THOU lovely Source of true delight, Whom I unseen adore, Unveil Thy beauties to my sight; That I may love Thee more. 2 Thy glory o'er creation shines; But in Thy sacred word I read, in fairer, brighter lines, My bleeding, dying Lord. 3 'Tis here, whene'er my comforts droop, And sin and sorrow rise, Thy love, with cheerful beams of hope, My fainting breath supplies. 4 But ah! too soon the pleasing scene Is clouded o'er with pain ; My gloomy fears rise dark between, And I again complain. 5 Oh! may my soul with rapture trace The wonders of Thy love ! But the full glories of Thy face Are only known above. Q4: CJ. M- Beddome. FULNESS OF CHRIST. 1 OH! what a treasure all divine, Is hid in Christ the Lord ! From Him what rays of glory shine, What peace His paths afford ! 306 BIS PRECI01 3NE88. 2 In Him mir light and life air found, Though we were dead before ; And qow II»' makes our joy abound] Who all our Borrows bore. 8 When Bore distressed, Il«- t.» our aid, (>n rapid pinions flies; And t«> the wounds which sin has made, A healing balm applii 4 'Tis from His fulness we receive. And daily grace tor grace; That to His glory we may live, And see Him face to face. 65 C. M. Doddij ClIIMST PRECIOUS. 1 JESUS, I love Thy charming name, 'Tis music to my ear; Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven might hear. 2 Fes, Thou art precious to my soul, My transport, and my trust; Jewels to Thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid du>t. 3 All my capacious powers can wish, In Thee most richly meet; Not to mine eyes is life so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 Oh ! may Thy grace still cheer my heart And shed its fragrance there ; The noblest balm of all its wound-. The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honours of Thy name. With my last labouring breath ; When speechless, clasp Thee in my arms, My joy in life and death. 30T PRAISE TO CHRIST. 66 C. M. C. Wesley. PRAISE TO THE REDEEMER. 1 OH ! for a thousand tongues to sing My dear Redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace. 2 My gracious Master and my God, Let saints Thy love proclaim, And spread through all the earth abroad The honours of Thy name. 3 Jesus, the name that calms our fears, That bids our sorrow cease; ' T is music to our ravished ears ; 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 4 It breaks the power of reigning sin, And sets the prisoner free; Thy blood can cleanse the foulest stain; And can avail for me. 67 & ^- Heginbotham. preciousness of jesus. 1 BLESSED Jesus ! when my soaring thoughts O'er all Thy graces rove, How is my soul with transport lost In wonder, joy, and love! 2 Not softest strains can charm mine ears Like Thy beloved name; Nor aught beneath the skies inspire My heart with equal flame. 3 Where'er I look, my wondering eyes Unnumbered blessings see ; But what is life, with all its bliss, If once compared with Thee? 308 HIS i:\< ELLKNCE. -l Hast Thou b rival in my breast I irch, Lord, for Thou canst tell It" aught can raise niv passions thus, Or please my sou] bo well. 5 Nil, Thou art pivcioiis t<> niv heart, My portion and niv joy : Forever let Thy boundless gra M\ sweetest thoughts employ. (1 When nature faints, around my bed Let Thy bright glories shine; And death shall all his terrors lose, In raptures so divine. 68 C- r- M Medley. EXCELLE>TCE OF CHRIST. 1 OH! could I speak the matchless worth, Oh! could I sound the glories forth That in my Saviour shine; I'd soar and touch the heavenly strings, And vie with Gabriel while he sings In notes that are divine. 2 I'd sing the characters H»i bears, And all the forms of love He wears Exalted on His throne; In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days. Make all IIi> glories known, 3 Soon the delightful mom will come, When my dear Lord will bring me home, And I shall see II is lace; There with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, A blessed eternity I '11 Bpend, Triumphant in His grace. 809 PRAISE TO CHRIST. 69 8s. and 7s. AVilks. THE GRACE OF JESUS CHRIST. 1 JESUS CHRIST, methinks I love Thee, But I fain would love Thee more; 'Twas Thy grace at first did move Thee To a soul extremely poor. Thou wast rich beyond expression, Eich in Godhead, rich in grace; But to better my condition, Thou my nature didst embrace. 2 Hungry, naked, and abused By the men Thou earnest to bless: By Thy Father sorely bruised ; Groaning, bleeding with distress: Thou wast poor beyond expression, Bathed in Thine own precious blood; All to better my condition, All to make me rich in God. 3 Jesus Christ, methinks I love Thee; But I fain would love Thee more ; 'Twas Thy grace at first did move Thee To a soul extremely poor. For Thy mercy thus enjoyed, If 1 had ten thousand tongues, They should all be still employed In ten thousand grateful songs. 70 L. M. Medley. THE EXCELLENCIES OF CHRIST. 1 JOIN, all who love the Saviour's name, To sing His everlasting fame ; Great God, prepare each heart and voice, In Him for ever to rejoice. 2 Of Him what wondrous things are told ! In Him what glories I behold! 310 II is i;\ C EL u: \< I Bg. For Him I gladly all things leave; T<> Sim, my bouI, for ei er eleai e I i Him my treasure's all contained; By Him my feeble bouI's Bnstained; From Him what favours I receive 1 Through Him I BhaU for ever live. ± With Him I daily love to walk : Of Him my soul delights to talk; On Him I cast my every care: Like Him one day I BhaU appear. 5 Bless Him, my bouI, from day to day; Trust Him to lead thee on thy way; Give Him thy poor, weak, sinful heart; With Him ohl never, never part. 6 Take Him for strength and righteousness; .Make Him thy refuge in distress: Love Him above all earthly joy ; And Him in every thing employ. 7 Praise Him in cheerful, grateful songs. To Him your highest praise belongs! Bless Him, who doth your heaven prepare; And whom you'll praise for ever there. 71 L. M. CoLLYER. WORSHIPPING JESUS. 1 BOFT be the gently breathing notes, That sing the Saviour's dying love; Soft as the evening zephyr floats, Soft as the tuneful lyres above. 2 Soft as the morning dews descend, While the sweet lark exulting soar-. So soft to your almighty Friend. Be every sigh vour bosom pours. 311 SONSHIP OF CHRIST. 3 Pure as the sun's enlivening ray, That scatters life and joy abroad: Pure as the lucid car of day, That wide proclaims its Maker, God. 4 True as the magnet to the pole, So true let your contrition be, So true let all your sorrows roll, To Him who bled upon the tree. SONSHIP OF CHRIST. 72 ^s. Rippon's Coll. god with us. 1 GOD with us! O glorious name! Let it shine in endless fame: God and man in Christ unite; O mysterious depth and height! 2 God with us! tli' eternal Son Took our souls, our flesh and bone; Now, ye saints His grace admire, Swell the song with holy fire. 3 God with us! but tainted not With the first transgressor's blot; Yet did He our sins sustain, Bear the guilt, the curse, the pain. 4 God with us! O wondrous grace! Let us see Him face to face; That we may Immanuel sing, As we ought, our God and King. 73 L. M. Watts. THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH. 1 ERE the blue heavens were stretched abroad, From everlasting was the Word: 312 BTBB N a L BON. With God Ee was; the Word was God, An«l must divinely be adored. 8 I »\ IIi> own power all things were made; By Him supported, all things .stand; He ii the whole creation's head, Ami angels fly at His command. .') Ere ain was born, <>r Satan fell, He Led tlic boat of morning stara: His generation who can tell, Or count the Dumber of His years I 4 But lo 1 He leaves those heavenly forms: The Word descends and dwells in clay. That He may converse hold with worms, Dressed in inch feeble flesh as they. 5 Mortals with joy beheld His face, Th' eternal Father's only Son: How full of truth, how full of grace, When through His flesh the Godhead shone! 6 The angels leave their high abode. To learn new mysteries here, and tell The love of our descending God, The glories of Immanuel. 74 L. M. THE ETERNAL BOB OF GOD. 1 O CHRIST, Thou glorious King, we own Thee to be God's eternal Son: The Father's fulness, life divine, Mysteriously are also Thine. 2 When rolling years brought on the day Foretold and fixed for this display. Our great deliverance to obtain. Thou didst our nature not disdain. 3 At God's right hand, now. Lord, Thou 'rt placed, And with Thv Father's glory graced, U 313 S0KS11I1J OF CHRIST. True God and man, in person one; A judge to pass our final doom. 4 From day to day, O Lord, do we On high exalt and honour Thee: Thy name we worship and adore, World without end, for evermore. 75 L. M. Watts. EQUAL WITH THE FATHER. 1 BRIGHT King of glory, dreadful God ! Our spirits bow before Thy feet ; To Thee we lift an humble thought, And worship at Thine awful seat. 2 A thousand seraphs strong and bright Stand round the glorious Deity; But who, among the sons of light, Pretends comparison with Thee? 3 Yet there is one of human frame, Jesus, arrayed in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robbery, to claim A full equality with God. ± Their glory shines with equal beams ; Their essence is for ever one; Distinct in persons, and in names; The Father God, and God the Son. 5 Then let the name of Christ our King With equal honours be adored; His praise let every angel sing, And all the nations own the Lord. yjq C. M. S. Stennett. CHIEF AMONG TEN THOUSAND. 1 MAJESTIC sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Saviour's brow; r\< ii \ \..i: \ BLE. His head with radiant glories crowned. His lij» with grace o'erflow. S No mortal can with Him compare, A monir the sons of men ; Fairer Li He, than all tin- fair Who till the heavenly train. 3 He .saw me plunged in tleep distress, Ami flew t<» inv relief: For me II*' l>«>rc the shameful ere-. And carried all my grief. 4: To Ilini I owe mv lite and Itreath, And all the joys I have : He makes me triumph over death, And saves me from the grave. 5 To heaven, the place ot* His abode, He brings my weary feet ; Shows me the glories of mv ( iod, And makes my joy.- complete. t\ Since from Thy bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine. Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be Thine. 77 fa* Campbell's Coll. < BOOST [UNCHANGEABLE. 1 AV{ I AT a changing world is this! Void of all substantia] bliss; All we see beneath the sun, In successive changes ran : But our Jesus proves the same, Endless blessings on His name! 2 Wisdom, holiness, and might, Truth and justice are His right; Boundless goodness, love supreme, 315 SONSHIP OF CHRIST. Flowed eternally from Him; Jesus Christ is still the same, Endless blessings on His name! 3 Al» ram's bold rebellious race, Found Him full of truth and grace, Priests and prophets all have told What He did for saints of old; Jesus Christ is still the same, Endless blessings on His name! 4 Let us to His throne repair, Wait with humble patience there; He will soon our cries attend, Love and save us to the end; He will ever prove the same, Endless blessings on His name! 78 I* M. Medley. 1 ALL hail, Thou great Immanuel! Thy love, Thy glory, who can tell! Angels, and all the heavenly host, Are in the boundless prospect lost. 2 Mortals, with reverential songs, Take this dear name upon your tongues; With holy fear, attempt His praise, In solemn, yet triumphant, lays. 3 Among a thousand forms of love, In which He shines and smiles above; This with peculiar joy we view. He 's David's root and offspring too. 4 Tli ere Jesus in the glorious plan, Shines, the great God, the wondrous Man! As God, the Root of all our bliss. As man, the Branch of righteousness. 31C \ LMBS AND OFFIC] CHRI8T. b All hail, Thoa dear redeeming Lord] All hail. Thou rofinofintial Word ! All hail, Thou Root and Branch divine: All hail, and be the Glory thine ! NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 79 7s. C. Wblbt. BUN OF RIGHTK«T-M 1 CHRIST, whose glory till- the skies, Christ, the true, the only light; Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night ; Dayspring from on high, be near, Daystar, in our hearts appear. 2 Dark and cheerless [s the morn. If it bring no ray from Thee; Joyless is the day's return, Till Thy mercy's beams we see. Lord, Thine inward light impart, Cheering each benighted heart. 3 Visit every m>u1 of Thine, Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill with radiancy divine, Scatter all our unbelief; More and more Thyself display. Shining to the perfect day. 80 ( M- Watts. the offices of 0TC8T. 1 TVE bless the Prophet of the Lord, That comes with truth and grace; Jesus, Thy Spirit, and Thy word, Shall lead us in Thv wavs. 317 NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 2 We reverence our High Priest above, Who offered up His blood, And lives to carry on His love, By pleading with our God. 3 We honour our exalted King: How sweet are His commands! He guards our souls from hell and sin, By His almighty hands. 4 Ilosanna to His blessed name, Who saves by glorious ways; Tli' anointed Saviour has a claim To our immortal praise. 81 H. M. Watts. PROPHET, PKIEST AND KIXG. 1 JOLMT all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore; All are too mean, to speak His worth ; Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 2 Great Prophet of my God, My tongue would bless Thy name: By Thee the joyful news Of our salvation came; The joyful news of sins forgiven, Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven. 3 Jesus, my great High Priest, Offered His blood, and died: My guilty conscience seeks Xo sacrifice beside. His powerful blood did once atone; And now it pleads before the throne. 318 I. A M B. 4 Mv dear and mighty Lord, M\ Conqueror, and my Bong; Tin Boeptre and Thy Bword, Thy reigning grace I sing. Thine is the power; behold! I Bit In willing bunds beneath Thy feet 5 N.»\v Let mv Bonl arise, And tread the tempter down : Mv Saviour leads me forth To conquest and a crown. A feeble saint shall win the day. Though death and hell obstruct the way. 6 Should all tlie hosts of hell. And powers of death unknown. Put their most dreadful forms. Of death and mischief, on : I 6hall be safe, for Christ displays Superior power and guardian grace. 82 L- M- Fawcett. Tin' ATONEfG L.VMR. 1 BEHOLD the sin-atoning Lamb, With wonder, gratitude, and love! To take away our guilt and shame. See Him descending from above. 2 Our sins and grief on Him were laid ; He meekly bore the mighty load: Our ransom-priee He fully paid. In groans and tears, in sweat and blood! 3 To save His guilty church, He dies; Mourners, behold the bleeding Lamb! To Him lift up your longing ey And hope for mercy in TTis name. 319 NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 4 Pardon and peace through Him abound; He can the richest blessings give: Salvation in His name is found ; He bids the dying sinner live. 5 Jesus, my Lord, I look to Thee ; Where else can helpless sinners go? Thy boundless love shall set me free From all my wretchedness and woe. 83 C. M. Wardlaw's Coll. BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD. 1 CONTEMPLATE, saints, the source divine, Whence all your joys have flowed ; With gladsome hearts and grateful tongues, Behold the Lamb of God ! 2 If saved from wrath, and from the stroke Of heaven's avenging rod, Pouring His precious blood for you, Behold the Lamb of God ! 3 Freed from the pangs of conscious guilt, And sin's afflicting load, To Jesus' blood you owe your peace; Behold the Lamb of God! 4 With holy mind, and heart renewed, Pun ye the narrow road ; His sprinkled blood has cleansed your souls ; Behold the Lamb of God ! 5 Each heavenly blessing ye receive, Through Jesus is bestowed, In every good your souls possess, Behold the Lamb of God! 6 Hope ye in heaven with God, at last, To find your blessed abode? 320 HIGH PB1 EST, Still as the ground of all your bo] Behold the Lamb of God I 84 B M. Watte Tin; in a\ i m.v LAMB. 1 NOT all the blood of l». ( )n Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, < )r wash away the stain. l> Bat Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our Bins away : A sacrifice of nobler Dame, And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand ( >n that dear head of Thine, While like a penitent I Btand, And there confess my sin. 4 My son) looks back to see The burdens Thou didst hear, "When hanging on the accursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing His bleeding love. 85 TL M. Cenxick. OUR III<.U PRIEST. 1 A GOOD High Priest is come, Supplying Aaron's place, And taking up his room. Dispensing life and grace: The law by Aaron's priesthood came, But grace and truth bv Jeans1 name. 14* 321 NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 2 My Lord a priest is made, As s ware the mighty God, To Israel and his seed, Ordained to offer blood ; For sinners who His mercy seek, A Priest, as was Melchizedec. 3 He once temptations knew, Of every sort and kind, That He might succour show, To every tempted mind : He once for us was sacrificed, And only once for us He died. 4 I other priests disclaim, And laws and offerings too, None but the bleeding Lamb The mighty work can do: He shall have all the praise: for He Hath loved, and lived, and died for me. gg C. M. Campbell's Coll. A MERCIFUL HIGH PRIEST. 1 COME, let us join in songs of praise To our ascended Priest; He entered heaven with all our names Engraven on His breast. 2 Below he washed our guilt away By His atoning blood; Now He appears before the throne, And pleads our cause with God. 3 What though while here we oft must feel Temptation's keenest dart? Our tender High Priest feels it too, And will appease the smart. 4 Clothed with our nature still, He knows The weakness of our frame, 322 -.. HIG !1 PR I EST. And how to Bhield qa from the fo Wnich I [e himself o'ercame. 5 Nor time, nor distance, e'er .-hall quench The fen our of II i> loi e j For 08, Ilf died in kindlier lure. Nor lb lesfl kind above. 6* Oh! may we ne'er forget His grace, Nor blush to bear His name ; Still may our hearts hold fa>t His faith, Our lips Bis praise proclaim. 87 L. M. Logan. ▲ SYMPATHIZING BIGH PBIBBT. 1 Will! UK high the heavenly temple stands. The house of God not made with hands; A great High Priest our nature wears, Our friend and advocate appears. 2 Though now ascended up on high, He bends on earth a brother's eye; Partaker of the human name, He knows the frailty of our frame. 3 Our fellow sufferer yet retains A fellow feeling of our pains. And still remembers in the skies, His tears, His agonies, and cries. ■! In every pang that rends the heart. The Man of sorrows had a part : He sympathizes with our grief. And to the sufferer sends relief. 5 With boldness, therefore, at the throne Let us make all our sorrows known ; And ask the aid of heavenly power, To help us in the evil hour. 323 NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 88 c- M. Watts. A COMPASSIONATE HIGH PRIEST. 1 WITH joy we meditate the grace Of our High Priest above; His heart is made of tenderness, His bosom glows with love. 2 Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore temptations mean, For He hath felt the same. 3 He, in the days of feeble flesh, Poured out His cries and tears: And in His measure feels afresh "What every member bears. 4 He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame ; The bruised reed He never breaks, Kor scorns the meanest name. 5 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and His power; We shall obtain delivering grace In every trying hour. 89 C. M. Cowpek. THE FOUNTAIN OPENED. 1 THERE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from ImmanueFs veins ; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain, in his day ; And there may I, as vile as he, Wash all mv sins awav. 324 T II B W A V . 3 Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood shall aever Lose it> power, Till all the ransomed church of God Be sai ed, t<» sin no more. i E'er since, by faith, I saw the Btream, Thy flowing wounds Bupply, Redeeming love ha- been my theme, And .-hall he till I die. 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter >"iiLr. I '11 Bing Thy power to save : When this poor lisping, hammering tongue. Lies silent in the grave. 90 L. M. Dobell's Coll. THE <.<>«. D old w \v. 1 THE righteousness, th' atoning blood ( H Jesus, is the way t<> < fod : ( )li ! may we then no longer stray, But come to Christ, the good old way. 2 The prophets and apostles too, Punned this path while here below ; We therefore will, without dismay. Thus walk in Christ, the good old way. 3 "With faith and love, and holy care, In this dear way, I '11 persevere ; And when I die, triumphant Bay, This is the right, the good old way. 91 C. M. Doank. THE WAV, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE. 1 THOU art the Way; to Thee alone From gin and death we tlee : And he, who would the Father seek. Must seek Him, Lord, in Thee. NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 2 Thou art the Truth ; Thy word alone True wisdom can impart; Thou only canst instruct the mind, And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life ; the rending tomb Proclaims Thy conquering arm ; Ajid those who put their trust in Thee, Nor death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life, Grant us to know that Way, That Truth to keep, that Life to win, Which leads to endless day. 92 L. M. Steele. PHYSICIAN OF SOULS. 1 DEEP are the wounds which sin has made ; Where shall the sinner find a cure ? In vain, alas, is nature's aid, The work exceeds all nature's power! 2 And can no sovereign balm be found ? And is no kind physician nigh, To ease the pain and heal the wound, Ere life and hope for ever fly? 3 There is a great Physician near, Look up, O fainting soul, and live; See, in His heavenly smiles, appear Such ease as nature cannot give. 4 See, in the Saviour's dying blood, Life, health, and bliss abundant flow ! 'Tis only this dear sacred flood Can ease thy pain or heal thy woe. 326 THE SAVIOUR. 93 L m. hi. -mi OKL1 n \mi. GIVJ v 1 JESUS, tin- spring of jovs divine, Wlienoe all oar h<>pe> ami comforts now; Jesus, no other name but Thine, Can Bave u> from eternal woe. - In vain would boasting reason find The way to happiness and God : Her weak directions leave the mind Bewildered in a dubious road. 3 No other name will Heaven approve; Thou art the true, the living way, Ordained by everlasting love, To the bright realms of endless day. 4 Safe lead us through this world of night, And bring us to the blissful plains, The regions of unclouded light, Where perfect joy for ever reigns. Q4 C. M. Steele. THE SAVIOUR. 1 THE Saviour! Oh! what endless charm- Dwell in the blissful sound; Its influence every fear disarms, And spreads BWeet comfort round. 2 Here pardon, life, and joys divine. In rich effusion flow. For guilty rebels lost in sin, And doomed to endless woe. 3 Th' almighty Former of the skies Stooped to our vile alx.de! While angels viewed, with wondering eyes, And hailed tlT incarnate God.. ?r27 NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 4 Oh! the rich depths of love divine, Of bliss a boundless store! Dear Saviour, let me call Thee mine; I cannot wish for more. 5 On Thee alone my hope relies, Beneath Thy cross I fall ; My Lord, my life, my sacrifice, My Saviour, and my all. 95 8s., 7s. and 4s. Wilks. GENTLE JESUS. 1 GENTLE Jesus, how I love Thee ! Words cannot my love express ; Day and night how much I prove Thee Full of mercy, full of grace ; "Wretched sinners, Thou dost take delight to bless. 2 Of Thy condescending goodness, What examples do I find ! 'Midst neglect, contempt and rudeness, Meek and lowly was Thy mind ; Gentle Jesus, Thou wast altogether kind. 3 Oh! how mild and condescending, Are the methods Thou dost take ! Low beneath my burden bending, Bleeding, dying for my sake: Gentle Jesus, Now some word of comfort speak. 4 Lo ! I venture to approach Thee ; Though my sins are great indeed: If by faith I may but touch Thee, Virtue will from Thee proceed ; Gentle Jesus, Thou alone art all I need. 328 IT <> I <-()D. 96 '- ^ BKDDOMEi THE 00 i "i SOD. 1 JESUS, m i \ love, my chief delight, For Thee I I< »n ir, for Thee I pray. Amid the shadows of the night, Amid the business of the day. 9 When shall I see Thy mmfling face, Which I, through faith, have often seenl Arise, Thou Sun of Etighteousn Dispel the clouds that intervene. 3 Thou art the glorious gift of (rod, To sinners weary and distressed ; The first of all His gifts bestowed, And certain pledge of all the rest 4 Now I can >ay, this gift is mine. I'll tread the world beneath my feet; No more at pain or want repine, Nor envy the rich sinner'.- state. 5 This precious jewel let me keep. And lodge it deep within my heart ; At home, abroad, awake, asleep, It never shall from thence depart 97 CM, Doddridge. THE LORD OUR BIOHTBOU81 1 SAVIOUR divine, we know Thy name, And in that name we trust ; Thou art the Lord our Righteousi. Thou art Thine Israel's boast. 2 The sins of e'en the best spent day. Might plunge us in despair; Yet all the crimes of numerous years, Shall our great Surety clear. 320 NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 3 That spotless robe, which He hath wrought, Shall deck us all around; In His imputed righteousness, No blemish shall be found. 4 Pardon, and peace, and lively hope To sinners now are given; A nd weeping saints shall change ere long, Their wilderness for heaven. 5 "With joy we taste that manna now, Thy mercy scatters down; We seal our humble vows to Thee, And wait the promised crown. 98 L. M. Brewer. A HIDING PLACE. 1 HAIL! sovereign love, that first began The scheme to rescue fallen man! Hail! matchless, free, eternal grace, That gave my soul a hiding place. 2 Against the God that rules the sky I fought with hands uplifted high; Despised the offers of His grace, Too proud to seek a hiding place. 3 Enwrapped in dark Egyptian night, And fond of darkness more than light, Madly I ran the sinful race, Secure without a hiding place. 4 But thus th' eternal counsel ran: "Almighty Love! arrest the man;" I felt the arrows of distress, And found I had no hiding place. 5 Vindictive justice stood in view; To Sinai's fiery mount I flew; 330 our i:x \ m plE. Bui justice cried with frowning face; "This mountain is no biding place." <; Bui lol a beav'nly voice I heard, And mercy's angel boob appeared; Who Led me on a pleasing pace, To Jesus Christ, m\ biding place. 7 On 1 1 i in almighty vengeance fell, Which must hare Mink >*■ world to hell; lie bore it for Elifl chosen race, And now He is my hiding place. v A few more rolling suns at most, Will land me on fair Canaan's coast; There I shall sing the song of grace, And Bee my glorious hiding place. 99 L. M. Sri ru . OUB EXAMPLE. 1 AND is the gospel peace and love? Such let our conversation be; The serpent blended with the dove, Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife; To Jesus let us lift our eyes, Bright pattern' of the Christian life. 3 Oh ! how benevolent and kind ! How mild, how ready t<> forgive! Be this the temper of our mind. And these the rules by which we live. 4 To do His heavenly Father's will, Was His employment and delight ; Humility and holy zeal Shone through His life divinely bright 331 NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 5 Dispensing good where'er He came. The labours of His life were love : Then, if we bear the Saviour's name. By His example let us move. 100 fa TOPLADY. ROCK OF AGE?. 1 ROCK of ages ! cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee ; Let the water and the blood, From Thy side a healing flood, Be of sin the double cure. Save from wrath, and make me pure. 2 Should my tears for ever flow, Should my zeal no languor know. This for sin could not atone. Thou must save, and Thou alone; In my hand no price I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling. 3 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eye-lids close in death. When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold Thee on Thy throne, Bock of ages ! cleft for me. Let me hide myself in Thee ! 101 lls- and Ss- Hastings. SHEPHERD. 1 THE Lord is my Shepherd, His kindness I know. My wants will be ever supplied : He makes me repose where the green pastures grow. And waters in gentleness glide. 2 My wandering affections, so often astray, His kindness and care will reclaim, 332 FRIEND. To wisdom and holiness point out the way, To the praise of His glorious name 3 What though I walk through the dark valley of death, No evil my spirit will fear ; My Shepherd is with me. His arm is beneath, His love and His comfort are near. 4 The hand of His bounty my table supplies, My cup of enjoyment o'erflow> : He keeps me in safety when troubles arise, X or yields to th' assaults of my foes. 5 His goodness and mercy around me are found, His love shall for ever endure; For ever I '11 dwell in the house of the Lord ; His word of salvation is sure. 102 C- M- SWAIKJS. UNCHANGEABLE FRIEND. 1 COME, let our hearts and voices join, To praise the Saviour's name ; Whose truth and kindness are divine, "Whose love 's a constant flame. 2 When most we need His gracious hand, This Friend is always near ; With heaven and earth at His command, He waits to answer prayer. 3 His love no end nor measure knows, Xo change can turn its course; Immutably the same, it flows From one eternal source. 4 When frowns appear to veil His face. And clouds surround His throne; 333 NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. He hides the purpose of His grace To make it better known. 5 And when our dearest comforts fall Before His sovereign will, He never takes away our all, Himself, He gives us still. 203 $s- and 7s. Newton. FRIEND OF SINNERS. 1 ONE there is, above all others, AY ell deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end: They who once His kindness prove, Find it everlasting love. 2 Which of all our friends, to save us, Could or would have shed his blood? But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled in Him to God: This was boundless love indeed! Jesus is a Friend in need! 3 When He lived on earth abased, Friend of Sinners was His name; Now above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same; Still He calls them "Brethren — friends," And to all their wants attends. 4 Oh! for grace our hearts to soften! Teach us, Lord, at length to love; We, alas! forget too often, What a Friend we have above: But when home our souls are brought, We will love Thee as we ought. 334 Or R I'KACE. 104 L. M. WlEJBk d i- "i ■ n ai i . l BLESSED be the Saviour's sacred name; ( >n em t peace He came ; And angels chanted afl I lis birth, "Good- will to men, and peace OD earth." % u Re is <>ur peace ^ for by His blood Sinners arc reconciled to God; Swift harmony is now restored, And man beloved, and (rod adored. 3 "He is our peace;" in IT i m we find A sweet serenity of mind ; This is to as His own bequest, And makes the soul supremely blessed. 4 "lit- is onr peace" 'tween man and man; And by His harmonizing plan, Barbarian, Scythian, bond and free, In perfect fellowship ag 5 Blessed be the bleeding Saviour's name; On embassies of peace He came; Let mortals to their latest breath Sing of His reconciling death. 105 C M. S. Stenmtt. Ml i>i a TOE. 1 "WHAT wisdom, majesty and grace, Through all the gospel shine; 'Tis God that speaks, and we confess, The doctrine must divine. 9 D«>wn from His starry throne on high. The almighty Saviour comes; Lays His bright robes of glory by. And feeble flesh assumes. NAMES AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. 3 The mighty debt, the sinner owed, Upon the cross He pays; Then through the clouds ascends to God, 'Midst shouts of loftiest praise. 4 There He, our great High Priest, appears, Before His Father's throne: Offers His incense with our prayers, And pours salvation down. 5 Great God, with reverence we adore Thy justice and Thy grace; And on Thy faithfulness and power, Our firm dependence place. 106 L M- Steele. THE DIVINE REDEEMER. 1 ENSLAVED by sin, and bound in chains, Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doomed to everlasting pains, We wretched guilty captives lay. 2 Nor can our arm procure our peace; Nor will the world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release : A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 A Saviour, man, and mighty God, A glorious ransom must procure; Justice divine demands His blood; And nothing less can life insure. 4 Jesus, the man, the mighty God, This all-sufficient ransom paid: The Mediator's precious blood For wretched sinners has been shed. 5 Jesus the sacrifice became, To rescue guilty souls from hell; 336 l \« \ i:\ \ri: SAVIOUR. The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb, Beneath avenging justice felL Amazing justice! love divine! oli! may onr grateful hearts adore The matchless grace; nor yield to Bin, Nor wear it> cruel fetters morel 107 8« ML Rtlabd. in. aknaii. saviour. 1 YE saints, proclaim abroad The honours of your King: To Jesus, your incarnate God, Your songs of praises >ing. 2 Not angels round the throne ( )f majesty above, Are half so much obliged as we, To our Immanuel's love. 3 They never sunk so low, They are not raised so high ; They never knew such depths of woe, Such heights of majesty. 4 The Saviour did not join Their nature to His own ; For them lie shed no blood divine, Nor breathed a single groan. 5 May we with angels vie, The Saviour to adore! Our debts are greater far than theirs, Oh ! be our praises more ! 108 S. M. Watts. 1 "RAISE your triumphant songs, To an immortal tune ; ■ 15 337 ADVENT OF CHRIST. Let the wide earth resound the deeds, Celestial grace lias done. 2 Sing how eternal love Its chief Beloved chose; And bade Him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, No terror clothes His brow, No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 4 Twas mercy filled the throne, And wrath stood silent by, When Christ was sent with pardons down, To rebels doomed to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrows cease: Bow to the sceptre of His love, And take the offered peace. 6 Lord, we obey Thy call, We lay an humble claim To the salvation Thou hast brought, And love and praise Thy name. ADVENT OF CHRIST. 109 c- ^- Medley. NATIVITY. 1 MORTALS, awake, with angels join, And chant the solemn lay: Joy, love, and gratitude, combine To hail th' auspicious day. 33* st \ l; OF Til E BAST. 9 In heaven the rapturous song began, Ami Bweef seraphic fire Throngh all the Bhining legions ran, And strong and tuned the Lyre. 3 Swift, throngh the rest expense, it flew, And loud the echo rolled ; The theme, the BOng, the j « . v WU new, T was mure than heaven could hold. 4 Down through the portals of the sky, Hf impetooofl torrent ran; And angels flew, with eager joy, To bear the news to man. 5 Hark! the cheruhic armies shout, And glory leads the Bong: Good will and peaee are heard throughout Tli' harmonious heavenly throng. HO lls- an(1 1,ls- IIeber. STAR OF THE EAST. 1 BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid ; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold on His cradle, the dew-drops are shining; Low lies His bed, with the beasts of t lie stall; Angels adore Him, in slumber reclining; Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 3 Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion, Odours of Edom, and offerings divine, ( terns of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean. Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine! 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gold would His favours secure ; 330 ADVENT OF CHRIST. Kicher by far is the heart's adoration, Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning. Dawn on our darkness and lend ns Thine aid ; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. HI L. 1L Kirke White. THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. 1 WHEX, marshalled on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky ; One star alone of all the train, Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 2 Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem : But one alone the Saviour speaks; It is the Star of Bethlehem. 3 Once on the raging seas I rode, The storm was loud, the night was dark ; The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my foundering bark. 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze, Death struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; When suddenly a star arose, It was the Star of Bethlehem. 5 It was my guide, my light, my all ; It bade my dark forebodings cease; And through the storm and danger's thrall, It led me to the port of peace. 6 Xow safely moored, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, For ever and for evermore. The Star, the Star of Bethlehem. 340 PB BDI< ti:d. X12 U M- Watts. mnORD \m» rvririi i>. i BEHOLD the woman's promised Beed! Behold the great hLeuaah cornel Behold the prophets all agreed To give 1 1 1 1 11 the superior room! _' Abra ni, the saint, rejoiced of old, When visions Of the Lord he saw; Afosee, the man of God, tbretold This great fultiller of his law. 3 The types bore witness to His name, Obtained their chief design, and ceased: The incense and the bleeding lamb. The ark, the altar, and the priest. 4 Predictions in abundance meet, To join their blessings on His head; Jesus, we worship at Thy feet, And nations own the promised seed. 113 L. M. DKCoKTLOr.O.Y. TO U8 A CHILD IS BOHN. 1 TO us a child is born from heaven; To us the Son of God is givenj Gentiles in Jesus' name shall trust. And of His glories make their boast: 2 His name the Wonderful shall be; His WOndefS heaven and earth shall Si The Counsellor of truth and grace, Who leads in paths of righteousness. 3 The Mighty God, that glorious name. His works and word join to proclaim; The Everlasting Father. lie; And the whole church His familv. 341 ADVENT OF CHRIST. 4 The Prince of Peace, on David's throne; And nations, yet unborn, shall own His sovereign and His gracious sway ; Glad of the honour to obey. 5 Justice and judgment He'll maintain, To everlasting ages reign : And His blessed empire shall increase. Till time, with all its movements, cease. 6 Our faith in grateful triumph boasts These wonders of the Lord of Hosts : And trusts the love, that formed the plan To perfect what that love began. H4 S. M. Watts. THE SONG OF THE ANGELS. 1 BEHOLD ! the grace appears. The promise is fulfilled ; Mary, the wondrous virgin, bears. And Jesus is the child. 2 To bring the glorious news, A heavenly form appears : He tells the shepherds of their joys, And banishes their fears. 3 ;* Go. humble swains," said He, " To David's city fly ; The promised infant, born to-day, Doth in a manger lie. -i With looks and heart serene. Go visit Christ your King;" And straight a flaming troop was seen; The shepherds heard them sing: 342 [Tfl DESIGN, 5 u ( Uory to < iod on high ! And heavenly peace on earth, Good-will to linn, to angels joy, At the Redeemer'fl birth !" t; In worship 10 divine, Let saints employ their tongues* With the celestial hosts we jit ! He marks the path that leads to peace, And guides our doubtful feet.'1 117 C. M. Sti 1 1 1. PRAISE FOR THE ADVENT. 1 AWAKE, awake the sacred song To our incarnate Lord : Let every heart, and everv tongue Adore th' eternal Word. 2 Sinners awake, witli angels join, And chant the solemn lay; Joy, love, and gratitude combine, To hail th' auspicious day, 3 Then shone almighty power and love, In all their glorious forms; When Jeans left His throne above, To dwell with sinful worms. 4 Adoring angels tuned their songs To hail the joyful day ; With rapture then, let mortal tongues Their grateful worship pay. 5 Hail, Prince of life, for ever hail! Redeemer, Brother, Friend! Though earth, and time, and life should fail, Thy praise shall never end. 15* 840 DEATH OF CHRIST. DEATH OF CHRIST. 118 C. M Hawek. CHRIST IN THE GARDEN. 1 DAEK was the night, and cold the ground On which the Lord was laid; His sweat like drops of blood ran down, In agony He prayed: 2 "Father, remove this bitter cup, If such Thy sacred will ; If not, content to drink it up, Thy pleasure I fulfil !" 3 Go to the garden, sinner; see Those precious drops that flow: The heavy load He bore for thee, For thee He lies so low. 4 Then learn of Him the cross to bear, Thy Fathers will obey; And when temptations press thee near, Awake to watch and pray. H9 7s. Hart. GETHSEMANE. 1 MANY woes had Christ endured, Many sore temptations met, Patient, and to pains inured ; But the sorest trial yet, Was to be sustained in thee, Gloomy, sad Gethsemane. 2 Came at length the dreadful night, Yengeance with its iron rod Stood, and with collected might, Bruised the harmless Lamb of God : 346 GETH8EW A N B. . my soul, tin- Saviour see ; Prostrate in Qethsemane. 8 Here m\ God bore all my guilt, rrhis through grace can be believed ; Bnl the torments which Be felt A iv too fast to be conceived ; None can penetrate through thee, Doleful, dark Qethsemane. 4 All my sins against ray God, All my sins against Bis laws, .Ml my sins against His Mood, All my sins against His cause, Sins as boundless as the sea; Hide me, O Gcthsemane. .". Here's my claim, and here alone; None a Saviour more can need; Deeds of righteousness I 'ye none ; Not a work that I can plead ; a glimpse of hope for me, Only in Qethsemane. f> Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One almighty God of love: Praised by all the heavenly host, Tn Thy shining courts above ; We poor sinners, Gracious Three, Praise Thee for Gethsemane. 3 I* M. Doddridge. SUBSTITUTION. IMMORTAL God, on Thee we call, The great Original of all; Through Thee we are, to Thee we tend, Our sure support, our jrlorious end. 347 DEATH OF CHRIST. 2 We praise that wise mysterious grace, That pitied our revolted race, And Jesus, our great covenant head, The Captain of salvation made. 3 Thy justice doomed that He must die, Who for our sins would satisfy ; His death was therefore fixed of old, And in Thy word of truth foretold. 4 A scene of wonders here we see, Worthy Thy Son and worthy Thee; And while the theme employs our tongues, All heaven unites its sweetest songs. 121 8s- and 7s- Kelly. ATONING BLOOD. 1 WITHOUT blood is no remission ; Tims the law proclaims from heaven; Blood must flow, on this condition, This alone, is sin forgiven : Yes, a victim must be slain, Else all hope of life is vain. 2 But the victim, who shall find it? Such a one as sinners need? To the altar who shall bind it? Who shall make the victim bleed? Questions these of anxious thought, Till the word of God is brought. 3 God Himself provides the Yictim, Jesus is the Lamb of God ; Heaven, and earth, and hell afflict Him, While He bears the sinner's load; 'Tis His 'blood, and that alone. Can for human guilt atone. 348 II is BUFFER] KGS. i Joyful truth! He bore transgression in Hia bodj ob tin' en Through His blood, there's fall remission; All for Him wo count hut less: Jesus for the sinner bleeds, Nothing more the sinner needs. 100 L. M. Beddome: GmBoirs, hi: >ri h.ki i>. 1 O LORD, when faith with fixed eyes, Beholds Thy wondrous sacrifice, Love rises to an ardent flame) An With eold affections who can see The thorns, the BCOUTge, the nails, the tree, The flowing tears, the crimson sweat. The bleeding hands, and head, and feet! 3 Jesus, what millions of our rare Have been the triumphs of Thy grace! And millions more to Thee shall fly And on Thy saeritice rely. 4 The sorrow, shame, and death, were Thine, And all the stores of wrath divine! Ours are the pardon, life, and blis-: What love can be compared to \\\\>}. \Q3 L. M* Whitfield's ( Sou BE was CRUCIFIED. 1 STRETCHED on the cross the Saviour di. a, Hark! His expiring groans arise! - e, from Bis hands, His feet, His side, Runs down the sacred crimson tide! 2 Believers now. behold the man! The Man of Grief condemned for you. 349 DEATH OF CHRIST. The Lamb of God for sinners slain, Weeping to Calvary pursue. 3 His sacred limbs they pierce, they tear, With nails they fasten to the wood, His sacred limbs ! exposed and bare, Or only covered with His blood. 4: See there ! His temples crowned with thorns, His bleeding hands extended wide, His streaming feet transfixed and torn, The fountain gushing from His side. 5 Thou dear, Thou suffering Son of God, How doth Thy heart to sinners move! Sprinkle on us Thy precious blood, Constrain us with Thy dying love! 124 8s- and Ts. Robinson. BEFORE THE CROSS. 1 S W EET the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the Cross 1 spend. Life, and health, and peace possessing From the sinner's dying friend. 2 Here I '11 sit, for ever, viewing Mercy's streams in streams of blood ; Precious drops ! my soul bedewing, Plead, and claim my peace with God. 3 Truly blessed is this station, Low before His Cross to lie ; While I see divine compassion Floating in His languid eye. 4 Here it is I find my heaven, While upon the Cross I gaze ; Love I much, I 've much forgiven ; I'm a miracle of grace. 350 OH Til EE CROSS. 5 Love and grief, my heart dividing, With niv teari His feel I '11 bathe, Constant still in faith abiding, Life deriving from I Lis death. 8 Mav I Btill enjoy this feeling, In all need to Jeans go; Prove Eta wounds each day more healing, And Himself more fully know. 't 18 CHRIST THAT DIED* l SINNEB8 rejoice,'tis Christ that died: Behold, the blood flowa from His side! To wash your souls, and raise yon high, To dwell with God above the Bky. S »Tis Christ that died ! <> love divine! Here mercy, truth, and justice shine; God reconciled, and Burners bought With Jeans1 blood; how sweet the thought! 8 'lis Christ that died! a truth indeed, On which my faith would ever feed: Nor let the works thai I perform !'>.■ named, to swell a haughty worm. 4 'Tis Christ that died ! *t is Christ was slain, To save my SOnl from endless pain; 'Tis Christ that died, shall he my theme. While I have breath to praise lli> name. \2>Q S- ^' DODDRID..!. cuktst UPON Tin-: cross. 1 BEHOLD tlf amazing sight, The Saviour lifted high ; Behold the Son of God's delight, Expire in agony. 351 DEATH OF CHRIST. 2 For whom was broke that heart? For whom these sorrows borne? Why did He feel that piercing smart, And meet that bitter scorn 1 3 For love of us He bled, And all in torture died; 'T was love that bowed His fainting head, And oped His gushing side. 4 I see, and I adore, In sympathy of love; I feel the strong attractive power To lift my soul above. 5 Drawn by such cords as these, Let all the earth combine, With cheerful ardour to confess The energy divine. 6 In Thee, our hearts unite, Xor share Thy griefs alone, But from Thy cross pursue their flight To Thy triumphant throne. 127 C. M. Steele. HE BORE THE PAESTS OF HELL. 1 AND did the holy and the just, The Sovereign of the skies, Stoop down to wretchedness and dust, That guilty worms might rise? 2 Yes, the Redeemer in His soul, Sustained the pains of hell; The wrath of God without control, On Him our surety fell. He took the dying sinner's place, And suffered in his stead; 352 ONCE FOR ALL. For man, ( > miracle of gTI For man, the Sa\ iour bled I 4 Dear Lord, what heavenly wonders dwell In Thy atoning blood I By this an- Miiner> snatched from hell, And rebeli brought to God. r> Jesus, my bouI, adoring, benda To love so full, so free ; And may J hope that love extend- Its sacred power to me • 6 What glad return can 1 imparl For favours SO divine ! Oh! take my all, this worthless heart. And make it only Thine. 128 C- M- Watts. THE one OFFERING. 1 JESUS, in Thee our eyes behold A thousand glories more. Than the rich gems and polished gold, The -ons of Aaron wore. 2 Fresh blood, as constant as the day. Was On their altars spilt; But Thy one offering takes away For ever all our guilt. 3 Once, in the circuit of a year, With blood, but not his own, Aaron within the veil appears, Before the golden throne. ! But Christ, by His own powerful blood, Ascends above the ;«kies ; And, in the presence of our God, Shows His own sacrifice. 353 DEATH OF CHRIST. 129 k. M. S. Stennett. IT IS FINISHED. 1 "'TIS finished!" so the Saviour cried, And meekly • bowed His dying head; u'Tis finished!" yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. 2 "'Tis finished!" all that Heaven decreed, And all the ancient prophets said, Is now fulfilled, as was designed, In Christ, the Saviour of mankind. 3 " 'T is finished !" this. His dying groan, Shall sins of deepest hue atone; Millions shall be redeemed from death, By this, His last expiring breath. 4 " 'T is finished !" Heaven is reconciled, And all^the powers of darkness spoiled, Peace, love, and happiness, again Return and dwell with sinful men. 5 "'Tis finished!" let the joyful sound Be heard through all the nations round ; "Tis finished! let the echo fly Through heaven and hell, through earth and sky. 130 ^s- and 7s. Bowring. THE CROSS OF CHRIST. 1 IN the cross of Christ I glory! Towering o'er the wrecks of time, All the light of sacred story, Gathers round its head sublime. 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me, Lo ! it glows with peace and jo v. 354 QLORl BD l N 8 When tlie bud of bliss ia beaming Light and love apon my way, Prom the cross the radiance streaming Adds more Lustre to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified : Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide* 5 In the cross of Christ I glory; Towering o'er the wrecks of time, All the light of sacred Btory, Gathers round its head sublime. 131 L M. Watt*. <.I.oi:viN<; in THE CROSS. 1 WHEN 1 surrey the wondrous cross Ob which the Prince of glory died; Mv richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all mv pride. 8 Forbid it. Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood. From His head. His bands, His feet, Borrow and love flow mingled down; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet. Or thorns compose so rich a crown I 4 W.-re the whole realm of nature mine. That were | present tar too small; Love so amazing, so divine. Demands mv soul, my lite, mv all. 355 DEATH OF CHRIST. 132 ^s. Hastings. GO TO GOLGOTHA. 1 GO to Golgotha and weep With the suffering Son of God, And behold, with anguish deep, Where the sacred Yictim stood; Like a lamb to slaughter led, Every friend and helper fled. 2 Go to Golgotha, and see All the heavens in sackcloth hung, While rebuke and blasphemy Issue foul from every tongue. Hear that agonizing cry, While the rending rocks reply. 3 Go to Golgotha, and tell Why the scourge, the crown of thorn, Why the powers of earth and hell Join in deeds of hate and scorn ; Why such innocence in tears, On the shameful cross appears. 4 Go to Golgotha, and learn All the bitterness of sin; In those scenes of wrath discern What thine own desert hath been. Thine the shame, reproach, and guilt ; 'Twas for thee that blood was spilt. 5 Go to Golgotha, and pray That thy sins may be forgiven; He on whom thy burdens lay, Now is Advocate in heaven. Lift thine eyes to His abode, Trusting in the Son of God. 350 R ES U KRE< 1 'ION OF CH BIST. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 133 i m THE KE81 1:1:1 I Hon. 1 T IS finished) the Redeemer cries; Wlicn lowly bows Hi> fainting head: And Boon th1 expiring sacrifice Sinks to the regions of the dead. l' Tia done, the mighty work is donel For men or angels much too great; Which none, but God's eternal Sou, Or would attempt, or could complete. 3 Tis done, old tilings are past away. And b new state of things begun; A kingdom which shall ne'er decay, Bnt shall outlast the circling sun. 4 A new account of time begins; Now our dear Lord resumes His breath, Charged with our sorrows and our sins; Our lives to ransom by His death. 5 Once lie was dead, but now lie reigns, lie lives, He lives, lie lives again: Let 's tell our joys in pious strains, And spread the glory of His name. 134 7s. Madan's Coll. I AM THE RESURRECTION. 1 -CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day," Sons of men and angels say ; Raise your joys and triumphs high, Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply. 2 Love's redeeming work is done. Fought the tight, the battle won: 357 RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. Lo ! the sun's eclipse is o'er, Lo ! he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ has burst the gate of hell; Death in vain forbids His rise, Christ hath opened Paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King! Where, O death, is now thy sting? Once He died our souls to save : Where 's thy victory, boasting grave ? 5 Hail, the Lord of earth and heaven! Praise to Thee by both be given ! Thee we greet triumphant now, Hail ! the resurrection, Thou ! 135 8s. and 6s. Hastings. THE LORD IS RISEN. 1 HOW calm and beautiful the morn, That gilds the sacred tomb, Where once the Crucified was borne, And veiled in midnight gloom ! Oh ! weep no more the Saviour slain ; The Lord is risen, He lives again. 2 Ye mourning saints, dry every tear For your departed Lord, "Behold the place, He is not here," The tomb is all unbarred : The gates of death were closed in vain, The Lord is risen, He lives again. 3 Now, cheerful to the house of prayer, Your early footsteps bend, The Saviour will Himself be there, Your Advocate and Friend: 358 POB l NTBRG B88ION. Once by the law vmir hopes were slain : But ii«»w iii Christ, ye live- again. 4 How tranquil bow the rising day; ' T la Jeans -till appears, A risen Lord to chase away Your unbelieving fears : oh! weep do more your comforts slain, The Lord is risen. He lives again. ."» And when the shades of evening fall, When Life's Last hour draws nigh, If Jesus shines apon the bouI, How blissful then to die ! Since He is risen that once was slain, Ye die in Christ, to live again. 136 L. M. Steele. 1 HE lives, the great Redeemer lives! What joy the blessed assurance gives: And now before His father. God, He pleads the merit of His blood. 2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, And justice, armed with frowns, appears ; But in the Saviour's lovely face, Sweet mercy smiles and all is peace. 8 Hence, then, ye black despairing thoughts; Above our fears, above our faults, His powerful intercessions rise, And guilt recedes, and terror dies. ± In every dark, distressful hour, When sin and Satan join their power. This hope repels each iiery dart, That Jesus bears us on His heart. 350 RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 5 Great Advocate, almighty Friend, On Thee alone our hopes depend; Our cause can never, never fail, For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. 137 L. M. Medley I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER L1VETH. 1 I KXOW that my Redeemer lives; What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, He lives, who once was dead, He lives, my ever-living head ! 2 He lives triumphant from the grave, He lives eternally to save; He lives all glorious in the sky, He lives exalted there on high. 3 He lives to bless me with His love, He lives to plead for me above: He lives my hungry soul to feed, He lives to help in time of need. 4 He lives to grant me fresh supply, He lives to guide me with His eye; He lives to comfort me when faint, He lives to hear my soul's complaint. 5 He lives to silence all my fears, He lives to stop and wipe my tears ; He lives to calm my troubled heart, He lives all blessings to impart. 6 He lives, my kind, wise, heavenly Friend, He lives and loves me to the end ; He lives, and, while He lives, I'll sing, He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King. 7 He lives, and grants me daily breath, He lives, and I shall conquer death ; 360 Til )•: i:\ A LTATION OP CB BIST. He lives inv mansion to prepare, IK1 lives t<> bring me safely there. S He lives, all Lrh>ry to His Daniel He lives, my JeWttS, still die same; Oh! the BWeel joy this sentence <_ri' I know that my Redeemer li\> EXALTATION OF CHRIST .38 C. M. Perk CORONATION OF CHRIST. 1 ALL hail, the power of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate tall; l>ring forth the royal diadem, And crown II im, Lord of all. 2 Crown II im, ye martyrs of our God, Who from His altar call; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown Him, Lord of all. 3 Hail Him, ye heirs of David's line, Whom David, Lord did call ; The God incarnate! Man Divine! And crown Him, Lord of all. 4 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, 5 6 ransomed from the fall, Hail Him who saves yon by His grace, And crown Him, Lord of all. 5 Sinners whose love can ne'er forget The wormword and the gall, Go. spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him, Lord of all. 6 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, 16 881 EXALTATION OF CHRIST. To Iliin all majesty ascribe, And crown Him, Lord of all. 7 Oh ! that with yonder sacred throng, We at His feet may fall; We'll join the everlasting song, And crown Him, Lord of all. 139 L- M. C. Wesley. HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN. 1 OUR Lord is risen from the dead, Our Jesus is gone up on high : The powers of hell are captive led, Dragged to the portals of the sky. 2 There His triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay; "Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates! " Ye everlasting doors, give way !" 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the radiant scene: He claims those mansions as His right, Receive the King of glory in. 4 "Who is the King of glory, who?" The Lord, that all His foes o'ercame, The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew ; And Jesus is the conqueror's name. 5 Lo! His triumphant chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay, " Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! Ye everlasting doors, give way!" 6 " Who is the King of glory, who ?" The Lord, of boundless power possessed, The King of saints and angels too, God over all, for ever blessed. 362 JI IS EN Til RON KM KN 1 • 14Q L ML Mi.hi.i.Y. rOEl Bl nm.i:. 1 PAR, tar beyond these Lower aides, Up to the glories all Bis own, Where we by faith lift up our ey There Jesus, our Forerunner's gone. 2 Amidst the shining host above, Wlu-iv His blessed Bmile new pleasure gives, Where all is wonder, joy, and love; There Jesus, <>ur Forerunner, lives. Before His heavenly Father's fa For every saint He intercedes; And with infallible success, There Jesus, our Forerunner, pleads. 4 We shall, when we in heaven appear, His praises sing, His wonders tell; And with our great Forerunner there, For ever and for ever dwell. 141 L 1L Doddridge. TIIK GLORY OF CHRIST ENTHRONED. 1 WITH transport, Lord, our souls proclaim Th' immortal honours of Thy name ; Although ascended to Thy throne, Thou still art present with Thine own. 2 High on His Father's royal seat, Our Jesus shone divinely great ; Eire Adam's clay with life was warmed, Or Gabriel's nobler spirit formed. 3 Through all succeeding ages, He The same hath been, the same shall bej Immortal radiance gilds His head, While stars and suns wax old, and fade. EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 4 The same His power, His flock to guard; The same His bounty to reward : The same His faithfulness and love, To saints on earth and saints above. 5 Let nature change, and sink, and die; Jesus shall raise His chosen high ; And fix them near His heavenly throne, In glory changeless as His own. 142 H. M. C. Wesley, REJOICE, THE SAVIOUR REIGNS. 1 EEJOICE, the Lord is King, Th' ascended King adore; Mortals, give thanks, and sing And triumph evermore! Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, .Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 2 Rejoice, the Saviour reigns, The God of truth and love: When He had purged our stains, He took His seat above : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven; The keys of death and hell, Are to our Jesus given: Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 4 Rejoice in glorious hope ; Jesus the Judge shall come, And take His servants up To their eternal home: We soon shall hear the Archangel's voice, The trump of God shall sound, rejoice. 364 at <;<>i> '8 R rQ II T ii \ \D. 143 '- -^- I >"I>i»i:iim.i:. a 1 mi UOHT iiam» OF GOD. 1 JESUS the Lord our souls adore, A painful sufferer now do more J At the right hand of God He reigns I Per earth, and heaven's extensive plains. 8 His race for ever is complete ; For ever undisturbed His Beat ; Myriads of angels round Him fly, And sing His well gained victory. 3 Yet 'midst the honours of His throne, He joys n<»t for Himself alone; His meanest servants Bhare their part. Share in that royal tender heart 4 liaise, raise, my soul, thy raptured sight With sacred wonder and delight ; Jesus at God's right hand now Entered within the veil for thee. 144 C. M. Ki ii v. THE CROSS AND CROWN. 1 TITE head that once was crowned with thorns, Is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns The mighty Victor's brow. 2 The highest place that heaven affords, [fi Hi- by sovereign right; The King of kings, the Lord of lords, He reigns in glory bright The joy of all who dwell above, The joy of all below, To whom lie manifests His love, And grants His name to know; 865 EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 4 To them the cross, with all its shame, With all its grace, is given ; Their name an everlasting name. Their joy, the joy of heaven. 5 They suffer with their Lord below, They reign with Him above; Their profit and their joy to know The mystery of His love. 6 The cross He bore, is life and health, Though shame and death to Him ; His people's hope, His people's wealth, Their everlasting theme. 145 ^- ^- Doddridge, jesus hath the key of heaven. 1 WITH what delight I raise my eyes, And view the courts where Jesus dwells! Jesus, who reigns above the skies, And here below His grace reveals. 2 Of God's own house the sacred key Is borne by that majestic hand: Mansions and treasures there I see Subjected all to His command. 3 He shuts, and worlds might strive in vain The mighty obstacle to move; He looses all their bars again, And who shall shut the gates of love ! 4 Fixed in omnipotence, He bears The glories of His Father's name: Sustains His people's weighty cares, Through every changing age the same. 5 My little all I here suspend, Where the whole weight of heaven is hung ; Secure I rest on such a friend, And into raptures wake my tongue. 366 [N G LOBY, 246 ^8. anc* ^ JJakkwi i.l. on: 0QNQ1 BRING KING. 1 HAIL, Thou onoe despised .!« Hail, Thou bleeding, conquering King; Thou didst Buffer to release us; Thou didst free salvation bring] Hail, Thou agonizing Saviour, Thou didst bear our sin and shame, Through Thy merit we find favour; Life is given through Thy name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on Thee were laid; By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made. All Thy people are forgiven, Through the virtue of Thy blood; Opened is the gate of heaven, Man is reconciled to God. 3 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, There for ever to abide; All the heavenly hosts adore Thee, ited at Thy Fathers side: There for sinners Thou art pleading, There Thou dost our place prepare: Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 147 L- M. Watts. LORD OF ANGELS. 1 GREAT God, to what a glorious height Hast Thou advanced the Lord, Thy Son ! Angels, in all their robes of light. Are made the servants of His throne. 867 EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 2 Before His feet, their armies wait, And swift as flames of lire they move, To manage His affairs of state, In works of vengeance or of love. 3 Now they are sent to guide our feet, Up to the gates of Thine abode, Through all the dangers that we meet, In travelling o'er the heavenly road. 4 Lord, when we leave this mortal ground, And Thou shalt bid us rise and come, Send Thy beloved angels down, Safe to conduct our spirits home. 148 L. M. Watts. COME5TG TO JUDGE THE WORLD. 1 NOW to the Lord, that made us know The wonders of His dying love, Be humble honours paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. 2 'Twas He that cleansed our foulest sins, And washed us in His richest blood; Tis He that makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our superior King, Be everlasting power confessed, And every tongue His glory sing. 4 Behold! on flying clouds He comes, And every eye shall see His face; Though with our sins we pierced Him once, He now displays His pardoning grace. 5 The unbelieving world shall wail, While we rejoice to see the day; Come, Lord! nor let Thy promise fail, Nor let Thy chariots long delay. 368 DOMING to J r in; km i:\T. 149 . 7-. and 4s. ( Iltvxjks. -i 1:1 i.v i com Q1 El kf.v. l LOI Be comes, with clouds descending, < )iicf for i';i\ oared sinners slain ! Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of I lis train: Hallelujah! Jesus now Bhall ever reign. 2 Every eye Bhall now behold Him, Robed in dreadful majesty : Those, who set at nanght and sold Him, Pierced and nailed Him to the tree, Deeply wailing, Shall the great Messiah see. 8 Every island, sea, and mountain, Heaven and earth, shall flee away : All who hate Ilini must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the day; Come to judgment ! :ue to, judgment] come away! 4 Xow redemption, long expected, See in solemn pomp appear! All His saints, by men rejectee), Now shall meet Him in the air! Hallelujah! See the day of God appear! B Answer Thine own bride and Spirit: Hasten, Lord, and quickly come! Hie new heaven and earth t' inherit, Take Thy weeping exiles home: All creation Travails, groans, and bids Thee come! 16* 369 EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 6 Yea ! amen ! let all adore Thee, High on Thine exalted throne! Saviour, take the power and glory: Claim the kingdoms for Thine own! Oh ! come quickly, Hallelujah! come, Lord, come! 150 8s., 7s. and 4s. Olivers. THE JUDGMENT WELCOMED. 1 LO ! He cometh ! countless trumpets Blow to raise the sleeping dead ; 'Midst ten thousand saints and angels See their great exalted Head. Hallelujah, Welcome, welcome, Son of God! 2 Now His merit, by the harpers, Through th' eternal deep resounds ; Now resplendent shine His nail-prints, Every eye shall see His wounds; They, who pierced Him, Shall at His appearance wail. 3 Full of joyful expectation, Saints, behold the Judge appear! Truth and justice go before Him, Now the joyful sentence hear : Hallelujah, Welcome, welcome, Judge divine. 4 " Come, ye blessed of My Father, Enter into life and joy ; Banish all your fears and sorrows, Endless praise be your employ ;" Hallelujah, Welcome, welcome to the skies. 370 HOLY SI' I KIT. 5 Now at once they rise to glory, Jesus brings thriu us their King, There, with all the hosts of heaven, They eternal anthema sing; Hallelujah, Bonndleai glory to the Lamb. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 151 C. M. COTTERILL. EFFUSION OF THE SPIRIT. 1 LET songs of praises till the sky! Christ, our ascended Lord, Sends down His Spirit from on high, According to I J is word. 2 The Spirit, by His heavenly breath, New life creates within, He quickens sinners from their death Of trespasses and sin. 3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes, And to our hearts reveals: Our bodies He His temple makes, And our redemption seals. 4 Come, Holy Spirit, from above, With Thy celestial lire; Come, and with flames of zeal and love, Our hearts and tongues inspire! 371 HOLY SPIRIT. 152 C. M. Beddome. WORK OF THE SPIRIT. 1 THE blessed Spirit, like the wind, Blows when and where He please; How happy are the men who feel The soul enlivening breeze. 2 He forms the carnal mind afresh, Subdues the power of sin, Transforms the heart of stone to flesh, And plants His grace within. 3 He sheds abroad the Father's love, Applies redeeming blood, Bids both our guilt and grief remove, And brings us near to God. 4 Lord, fill each dead, benighted soul, With light, and life, and joy ; None can Thy mighty power control, Thy glorious work destroy. 153 C. M. Haweis. PRAYER FOR THE SPIRIT 1 GREAT Spirit, through whose mighty power All creatures live and move, On us Thy benediction shower, Inspire our souls with love. 2 Hail, Source of light, arise and shine. Darkness and doubt dispel; Give peace and joy, for we are Thine, In us for ever dwell. 3 From death to life our spirits raise, Complete redemption bring; New tongues impart, to speak the praise Of Christ, our God and King. 372 II Is POWER. •1 Thine inward witneM bear, unknown To all the world beside ; Exulting, then, well ihow and own Our Jesus glorified. 154 Lit Wii POWER OF THE BOLT QHOflT. 1 ETERNAL Spirit! we confess And sing the wonders of Thy grace: Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father and the Son. 2 Enlightened by Thine heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day; We learn the meaning of Thy word, And find salvation in the Lord. 3 Thy power and glory work within. And break the chains of reigning sin ; Our wild imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows Thy voice. Thy cheering words awake our joys; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. '&' 155 k ^- Steele. INDWELLING OF TTTE nOLY GITOST. 1 1 >EAR Lord, and shall Thy Spirit rest In such a wretched heart as mine ? Unworthy dwelling! glorious (iuest! Favour astonishing, divine 1 2 When sin prevails, and gloomy tear. And hope almost expires in night, Ford, can Thy Spirit then be here, Great Bpring of comfort, life and light? 373 HOLY SPIRIT. 3 Sure the blessed Comforter is nigh ; "lis He sustains my fainting heart; Else would my hopes for ever die, And every cheering ray depart. 4 When some kind promise glads my soul Do I not find His healing voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping powers rejoice? 5 Whene'er to call the Saviour mine, With ardent wish my heart aspires; Can it be less than power divine, Which animates these strong desires? 6 What less than Thine almighty word Can raise my heart from earth and dust; And bid me cleave to Thee, my Lord, My life, my treasure, and my trust? 7 And when my cheerful hope can say, "I love my God, and taste His grace;" Lord, is it not Thy blissful ray, Which brings this dawn of sacred peace? 8 Let Thy kind Spirit in my heart For ever dwell, O God of love ; And light and heavenly peace impart, Sweet earnest of the joys above. 156 S. M. C. Wesley WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT. 1 SPIEIT of faith, come down, Eeveal the things of God, And make to us the Saviour known, And witness with the blood. 2 'Tis Thine the blood t' apply, And give us each to see, That He who did for sinners die, Hath surely died for me. 374 OUi; COMFORTER. 8 No one can truly say, That Jesus la the Lord, Onless Tbou take the i eil away, And breathe tin- living word. 4 Then, only then, we feel Our interest in lli> blood, Ami cry, with joy unspeakable, "Thou art my Lord, my (iod." 157 L. P. M. C. Wesley. Till: BABNE8T OF THE SPIRIT. 1 COME, Holy Ghost, all quickening fire, Come, and in me delight to rest; Grant the supplies that I require: Oli! come, and consecrate my breast: The temple of my soul prepare, And fix Thy sacred presence there. 2 My peace, my life, my comfort Thou, Iffy treasure and my all tiiou art; True witness of my sonship, now, Engraving Christ upon my heart. Seal of my sins in Him forgiven, Earnest of love, and pledge of heaven, 3 Mv Comforter, mark out Thine heir, Of heaven a larger earnest give: With clearer light Thy witness bear. Mure actively within me live; Let all my powers Thy presence feel. And deeper stamp Thyself the seal. 158 8> 7. irr. Toplady. tiii: HOLT Bran ixvokkd. 1 HOLY GHOST, dispel our sadness, Pierce the clouds of sinful night; * ome, Thou Source of sweetest gladness, Breathe Thv life and spread Thv light; 375 HOLY SPIRIT. Loving Spirit, God of peace, Great Distributer of grace, Rest upon this congregation! Hear, Oh! hear our supplication. 2 From that height which knows no measure, As a gracious shower, descend; Bringing down the richest treasure Man can wish, or God can send. 0 thou Glory shining down From the Father and the Son, Grant us Thy illumination! Rest on all this congregation. 3 Come, Thou best of all donations, God can give, or we implore; Having Thy sweet consolations, We need wish for nothing more: Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, Now descending from above, Rest on all this congregation! Make our hearts Thy habitation. 159 C- -M-* Campbell's Coll. GRIEVING THE SPIRIT. 1 THE God of grace will never leave, Or cast away His own; And yet when we His Spirit grieve, His comforts are withdrawn. 2 If noisy war or strife abound, We grieve the peaceful Dove; His gracious influence is found In paths of truth and love. 3 Should we indulge one secret sin, Or disregard His laws, His succours and support within, The Spirit vexed withdraws. 370 INVOKED. 1 To tin, oh! leave us not a prey, Nor \ ct tO Satan's hand | But guide us, in the heavenly way, To our [mmmnuel'fl Land. 1(30 L. M. BUEDI i:. Tin: SPIRIT BOUGHT. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, calm my mind. And tit me to approach my God : Remove each vain and worldly thought, And lead mc to Thy blessed abode. 9 Hast Thou imparted to my soul A living spark of holy lit Oh! kindle now the sacred flame; And make me burn with pore desire. 3 A brighter faith and hope impart, And let me now my Saviour see; Oli! soothe and cheer my burdened heart, And bid my spirit rest iu Thee. 161 7s. Stocker. INFLUENCES OF TIIE SFrRIT. 1 OFtACIOUS Spirit, Dove divine, Let Thy light within me shine; Let my guilty fears remove, Fill me with Thy heavenly love. 2 Speak Thy pardoning grace to me; Set the burdened sinner free; Lead me to the Lamb of God, Wash me in His precious blood. 3 Life and peace to me impart, Seal salvation on my heart; Breathe Thyself into my breast, Earnest of immortal rest. HOLY SPIRIT. 4 Let me never from Thee stray, Keep me in the narrow way ; Fill my soul with joy divine, Keep me, Lord, for ever Thine. 162 fa- Eeed- AN INVOCATION. 1 HOLY GHOST, with light divine, Shine upon this heart of mine; Chase the shades of night away, Turn my darkness into day. 2 Holy Ghost, with power divine, Cleanse this guilty heart of mine; Long hath sin, without control, Held dominion o'er my soul. 3 Holy Ghost, with joy divine, Cheer this saddened heart of mine ; Bid my many woes depart, Heal my wounded, bleeding heart. 4 Holy Spirit, all divine, Dwell within this heart of mine ; Cast down every idol throne, Reign supreme, and reign alone. 163 C. M. COTTERILL. THE SPIRIT ACKNOWLEDGED AND DESIRED. 1 ETERNAL Spirit, God of truth, Our contrite hearts inspire; Kindle a flame of heavenly love, And feed the pure desire. 2 'T is Thine to soothe the sorrowing mind, With guilt and fear oppressed ; 'T is Thine to bid the dying live, And give the weary rest. 3 Subdue the power of every sin, "Whate'er that sin may be; 378 Til i-: (.1 it or GOB. That we, in singleness Of heart, Mav worship only Thee. 4 Then with our spirits witness bear, Tliat we're die sons of God; Redeemed from sin, and death, and hell, Through Christ's atoning Mood. "\QA C. M. DODDRII ".I-:. TIIK CHOICEST GIFT. 1 GREAT Father of each perfect gift, Behold Thy servants wait; With longing eyes, and lifted hands, We flock around Thy gate. 9 Oh! shed abroad that choicest gift, Thy spirit from above, To cheer our eyes with sacred light, And fire our hearts with love. 3 Blessed earnest of eternal joy, Declare our sine forgiven: And hear with energy divine, Our raptured thoughts to heaven. 4 Diffuse, () (rod, Thy copious Bhowere, That earth its fruit may yield, And change the barren wilderness To Camlet's flowery held. 105 Bs. and Ts. C. WesiJ v avEATimra afteb holiness. 1 LOVE divine, all love excelling] Jov of heaven, to earth come down! Fix in OS Thy humble dwelling: All Thy faithful mereies crown. Jesus, Thou art all compassion] Pure, unbounded love. Thou art! Visit us with Thy salvation. Enter every trembling heart. 379 HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Breathe, Oh ! breathe, Thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit, Let us find Thy promised rest. Take away the love of sinning, Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. 3 Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all Thy life receive! Suddenly return, and never, Never more Thy temples leave! Thee we would be always blessing, Serve Thee as Thy hosts above; Pray, and praise Thee without ceasing, Glory in Thy precious love. 4 Finish, then, Thy new creation; Pure, unspotted, may we be; Let us see our whole salvation, Perfectly secured by Thee: Changed from glory unto glory, Till in heaven we take our place; Till we cast our crowns before Thee, Lost in wonder, love and praise! 166 C. M. Watts. BREATHING AFTER THE HOLY SPIRIT. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys: Our souls can neither fly nor go, To reach eternal joy 6. 380 POT] R i:i> OUT. 8 In vain we time OUT formal songs, In s : i i 1 1 \w strive to rise, Hosannas Languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord! and shall we ever live At this poor, dying rate ' Our love SO taint, so cold to Thee, And Thine to us so great I 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 167 C. P. M. Hart. THE OUT-Kol KINO OK TIIK SPIRIT. 1 WHEN the blessed day of Pentecost Was fully come, the Holy Ghost Descended from above; Sent by the Father and the Son: The Sender and the Sent are one, The Lord of life and love. 2 But were the first disciples blessed With heavenly gifts? And shall the rest Be passed unheeded by '. What! Has the Holy Ghost forgot To quicken Bonis, that Christ has bought, And let them lifeless lief 3 No, Thou almighty Paraclete I Thou shedd'st Thy heavenly influence yet; Thou visit'st sinners still; Thy breath of life. Thy quickening flame, Thy power. Thy Godhead, still the same, We own, because we feel. 881 DECREES OF GOD. THE DECREES OF GOD. 168 c- M- Watts. SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD. 1 KEEP silence, all created things, And wait your Maker's nod: My soul stands trembling while she sings The honours of her God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on His firm decree; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave, to be. 3 Chained to His throne a volume lies, With all the fates of men ; With every angel's form and size, Drawn by th' eternal pen. 4 His providence unfolds the book, And makes His counsels shine; Each opening leaf, and every stroke, Fulfils some deep design. 5 Here, He exalts neglected worms, To sceptres and a crown ; And there, the following page He turns, And treads the monarch down. 6 Not Gabriel asks the reason why, Nor God the reason gives; Nor dares the favorite angel pry Between the folded leaves. 7 My God, I would not long to see My fate, with curious eyes; 382 DISTl N«. DISH! HO G R a I B. What gloomy lines ire writ for me, Or what bright scenes may rise. 8 In Thy fair book of life and grace, oil! may I find my name, Recorded in sonic humble place, Beneath my Lord, the Lamb. 159 lls- and 8s- Kenni I'V. DISTI.\(,rif light, In everlasting prai 176 L. M. Ryla.m). my TIMES ABE in THY HAND. l RESISTLESS Sovereign of the skies, [mmensely great! immensely wise! Mv times arc nil within Thy hand; And all events at Thy command. 9 Mv times of sickness and of health, liy times of penury and wealth, My times of trial and of grief, My times of triumph and relief. 3 Sad times the tempter's power to prove, Blessed times, to taste a Saviour's love, Must all begin, and last, and end, As best shall please my God and Friend. 4 Though plagues and deaths around me fly, Till lie commands. I cannot die: No; not a single shaft can hit. Till God, who guards my life, sees fit. 5 Oh! Thou, tremendous, wise and ju^t ! In Thy kind hands my life I trust; 5 a, had I somewhat dearer still, It should be Thine, and at Thy will. lay I, at all times, own Thy hand, And >till to Thee surrendered stand; mvinced that Thou art God alone. May I and mine be all Thy own. 7 Thee, Lord, at all times will I bless, For, having Thee, I all pose N*t can I e'er bereaved be, Since Thou wilt never part with me. 389 PROVIDENCE. 177 C. M. Cowpeb. THE MYSTERIES OF PROVIDENCE. 1 GOD moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform ; He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill, He treasures up His bright designs, And works His sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds, ye so much dread, Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense; But trust Him for His grace: Behind a frowning Providence, He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain. 178 -k- ^« Beddome. WISDOM OF PROVIDENCE. 1 WATT, O my soul, thy Maker's will! Tumultuous passions, all be still! Nor let a murmuring thought arise; His providence and ways are wise. 1 390 CEUTA IN. 2 He in the thickest darknen dwells, Performs His work, the eanae eoneealaj But though His methods are unknown, Judgment and truth rapport His throne. I In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, He executes His firm decrees; And l»y His saints it stands QOpfcflOod That what He docs is ever best. 4 Wait then, my soul, submissive wait, Prostrate before His awful seat; And 'midst the terrors of His rod, Trust in a wise and graeious God. 179 l^8- and lis. Newton. THE LORD WILL PROVIDE. 1 THOUGH troubles assail, and dangers affright; Though friends should all fail, and foes all unite: one tiling secures us, whatever betide; The scripture assures us, the Lord will provide. 2 The birds, without barn or store house, are fed; Prom them let us learn to trust for our bread: Hifl saints what is fitting shall ne'er be denied; Bo long as 'tis written, the Lord will provide. 3 "We may, like the ships, by tempests be tossed On perilous deeps, but cannot be lost; Though Satan enrages the wind and the tide, The promise engages, the Lord will provide. 301 PROVIDENCE. 4 His call we obey, like Abra'm of old, Not knowing our way, but faith makes us bold ; For, though we be strangers, we have a good guide, And trust in all dangers, the Lord will provide. 5 When Satan appears to stop up our path, And fill us with fears, we triumph by faith ; He cannot take from us, though oft he has tried, This heart cheering promise, the Lord will provide. 6 He tells us we 're weak, our hope is in vain ; The good, that we seek, we ne'er shall obtain ; But when such suggestions our spirits have plied, This answers all questions, the Lord will provide. 7 No strength of our own, or goodness, we claim ; Yet, since we have known the Saviour's great name, Li this our strong tower for safety we hide: The Lord is our power, the Lord will provide. 8 When life sinks apace, and death is in view, This work of His grace shall comfort us through : No fearing or doubting, with Christ on our side ! We hope to die shouting, the Lord will provide. 180 C. M. Hosexns. IT IS WELL. 1 IT shall be well, let sinners know, With those who love the Lord ; His saints have always found it so, When resting on His word. 392 I QMFOBTING. 9 Peace, then, ye chastened Bona of God, Why let your Borrow! hi ell I Wisdom directs our Father's rod, J lis word says, It is well. 3 Though you may trials sharp endure, From Bin, or death, or lull ; Your heavenly Father's love is Mire, And, therefore, it is well. 4 Soon will your BOrroWB all be o'er, And you ahaU sweetly tell, On Canaan's ealni and pleasant shore, That all at last is well. 181 C. M. Watts. GOD OUR PRESERVER. 1 LET others boast how BtrOQg they he, Nor death nor danger tear; While we confess, O Lord! to Th What feeble things we are. 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand. And flourish bright and gay; A blasting wind sweeps o'er the Land, And fades the grass away. 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone; Strange! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4 But 'tis our God supports our frame. The God, that formed us first; Salvation to th' almighty Name That reared us from the dust 17* 393 PROVIDENCE. 5 While we have breath, or life, or tongues, Our Maker we '11 adore : His Spirit moves our heaving lungs, Or they would breathe no more. 182 I" M. COLLETT. DIVINE GUIDANCE. 1 THEOUGH all the various shifting scene Of life's mistaken ill or good; Thy hand, O God, conducts unseen The beautiful vicissitude. 2 Thou givest with paternal care, Howe'er unjustly we complain, To each their necessary share, Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 3 Trust we to youth, or friends, or power, Fix we on this terrestrial ball? When most secure, the coming hour, If Thou see fit, may blast them all. 4 When lowest sunk with grief and shame, Filled with affliction's bitter cup; Lost to relations, friends and fame, Thy powerful hand can raise us up. 5 Thy powerful consolations cheer; Thy smiles suppress the deep fetched sigh; Thy hand can dry the trickling tear, That secret wets the orphan's eye. 6 Thus far sustained, and clothed and fed, Through life's tumultuous scenes we've come; Give us this day our daily bread, And lead, and bring us safely home. 394 OUR RELIANCE. j 83 L- M. 1: s<^t- 1:1 i.iancj; OS QOD. 1 BENEATH a nnmeraii train of ills, Our feeble flesh and heart may fail; Yet shall OUT hope in Thee, diir God, O'er every gloomy fear prevail. 2 Parent and Husband, Guard and Guide, Thou art each tender name in one; On Thee we cast our heavy cares, And comfort seek from Thee alone. 3 Our Father, God, to Thee we look; Our Rock, our Portion, and our Friend; And on Thy covenant love and truth, Our sinking souls shall still depend. MAN'S RUIN. 184 C. M. Watts. INABILITY OF SINNER8. 1 SIN, like a venomous disease, Infects our vital blood; The only help is sovereign grace, The sole physician, God. 2 Our beauty and our strength are fled, And we draw near to death ; But Christ, the Lord, recalls the dead, With His almighty breath. 395 MAN'S RUIN. 3 Madness, by nature, reigns within; The passions burn and rage; Till God's own Son, with skill divine, The inward fire assuage. 4 We lick the dust, we grasp the wind, And solid good despise; Such is the folly of the mind, Till Jesus makes us wise. 5 We give our souls the wounds they feel, We drink the poisonous gall And rush with fury down to hell; But grace prevents the fall. 6 The man, possessed among the tombs, Cuts his own flesh, and cries; He foams and raves, till Jesus comes: Then the foul spirit flies. 185 C. M. Watts. ORIGINAL SLN. 1 NOW back with humble shame we look On our original ; How is our nature dashed and broke In our first father's fall! 2 To all that's good, averse and blind, But prone to all that 's ill ; What dreadful darkness veils our mind! How obstinate our will! 3 Conceived in sin, O wretched state ! Before we draw our breath, The first young pulse begins to beat Depravity and death. 396 A LA R MING. 4 Wild and unwholesome as the root, Will all the branches be; II..U ran we hope for living fruit Prom snch a deadly fcn 5 What mortal power from tilings unclean Can pure productions bring 1 AVho can command a vital stream From an infected spring? 6 Yet, mighty God, Thy wondrous love Can make onr nature clean ; While Christ and grace prevail above The tempter, death, and sin. 7 The second Adam can restore The ruins of the first; Hosanna to that sovereign power, That new creates our dust! 186 7s. and 6s. Newtok. THE ALAKM. 1 STOP, poor sinners, stop and think Before you further go; Will you sport upon the brink Of everlasting woe? On the verge of ruin stop, Now the friendly warning take, Stay your footsteps, ere you drop Into the burning lake. 2 Say, have you an arm like God, That you His will oppose? Fear ye not that iron rod With which He breaks His foes? 307 MAN'S RUIN. Can yon stand in that dread day, "Which His justice shall proclaim, "When the earth shall melt away Like wax before the flame? 3 Ghastly death will quickly come, And drag you to His bar; Then to hear your awful doom "Will fill you with despair! All your sins will round you crowd; You shall mark their crimson dye; Each for vengeance crying loud, And what can you reply? 4 Though your heart were made of steel, Your forehead lined with brass; God at length will make you feel, He will not let you pass; Sinners then in vain will call, Those who now despise His grace, "Rocks and mountains on us fall, And hide us from His face." 187 C- ^' DOBELL. THE BROAD ROAD AND THE NARROW WAT. 1 SENTSTERS, behold that downward road "Which leads to endless woe; "What multitudes of thoughtless souls, The road to ruin go! 2 But yonder see that narrow way, "Which leads to endless bliss; There see a happy, chosen few, Redeemed by sovereign grace. 3 They from destruction's city came, To Zion upward tend : 398 ALARMING. The Bible i- their precioufl guide, And God Ilinibult' their friend 4: Lord, I would now a pilgrim be. Guide Thou my feet aright; I would not tor ten thousand worlds 13c banished from Thy eight. 188 ?S. XlWToN. SINNERS EXHORTED EN VIEW OF JUDGMLM . 1 SINNER, art thou still secure? Wilt thou still refuse to pray? Can thy heart or hands endure In the Lord's avenging day ] 2 See, His mighty arm is bared ! Awful terrors clothe His brow ! For His judgment stand prepared ; Thou must either break or bow. 3 At His presence nature shakes, Earth affrighted hastes to flee ; Solid mountains melt like wax, What will then become of Thee ! 4: Who His advent may abide? You that glory in your shame, Will you find a place to hide, When the world is wrapped in flame? 5 Lord, prepare us by Thy grace! Soon we must resign our breath, And our souls be called to pass Through the iron gate of death. 6 Let us now our day improve, Listen to the gospel voice; Seek the things that are above; Scorn the world's pretended joys. 399 MAN'S RUIN. 189 H. M. Lee. DEATH CLOSES THE DAY OF GRACE. 1 WHEN frowning death appears, And points his fatal dart, What dark foreboding fears Distract the sinner's heart ! The dreadful blow No arm can stay, But, torn away, He sinks to woe. 2 ISTow every hope denied, Bereft of every good, He must the wrath abide Of an avenging God; No mercy there Will greet his ear, Nor wipe the tear Of black despair. 3 Sinners, awake, attend, And flee the wrath to come; Make Christ, the Judge, your friend, And heaven shall be your home. His mercy nigh That leads from death Now points the path To joys on high. 190 C. M. Doddridge. EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE. 1 EEPENT, the voice celestial cries, Nor longer dare delay; The wretch that scorns the mandate dies, And meets a fiery day. 2 No more the sovereign eye of God O'erlooks the crimes of men ; His heralds are despatched abroad, To warn the world of sin. 400 BINH BBS w a KN KD. 3 Together in His presence bow, And ull your guilt confess ; Accept the offered Saviour now, Nor trifle with Bis grace. 4 Bow, ere the awful trumpet Bound, And call vnu to His bar: For mercy knows th' appointed hound. And turns to vengeance there. 5 Amazing love, that yet will call, And vet prolong our days! Our hearts, subdued hy goodness, fall. And weep, and love, and praise. 191 C. M. Doddridge. WASHING AGAINST TnE ABUSE OF DIVIXE GOODNI ESfl . 1 UNGRATEFUL sinners, whence this Bcorn Of God's long suffering gra And whence this madness, that insults Th' Almighty to Ilis face I 2 Is it because II is patience waits, And pitying bowels move, You multiply transgressions more, And scorn His offered love? 3 Dost thou not know, self blinded man, His goodness is designed To wake repentance in thy soul, And melt thy hardened mind? 4 And wilt thou rather choose to meet Th' Almighty as thy foe; And treasure up His wrath in store Against the day of woe? 401 MAN'S RUIN. 5 Soon shall that fatal day approach, That must thy sentence seal, And righteous judgments, now unknown, In awful pomp reveal. 6 While they, who, full of holy deeds, To glory seek to rise, Continuing patient to the end, Shall gain th' immortal prize. 192 7s. T. Scott. TO-DAY THE SEASON OF MERCY. 1 HASTEN, sinner, to be wise; Stay not for the morrow's sun: Wisdom, if you still despise, Harder is it to be won. 2 Hasten, mercy to implore; Stay not for the morrow's sun; Lest thy season should be o'er, Ere this evening's stage be run. 3 Hasten, sinner, to return; Stay not for the morrow's sun: Lest thy lamp should cease to burn, Ere salvation's work is done. 4 Hasten, sinner, to be blessed Stay not for the morrow's sun: Lest perdition thee arrest, Ere the morrow is begun. 402 BINNBBla \v ar\i;d. 193 S. M. .N i.win. KAI8I BDTUe -ED. 1 DESTRUCTION'S dangerous road, What multitudes pursue 1 While that, which leads the soul to God, Is known or sought by few. 2 Believers enter in By Christ, the living door; But they, who will not leave their sin, Must perish evermore. 3 If self must be denied, And sin forsaken quite; They rather choose the way that's wide, And strive to think it right. ■{-)■ 4 Encompassed by a throng, On numbers they depend ; They think so many can't be wrong, And miss a happy end. 5 But numbers are no mark That men will right be found ; A few were saved in Noah's ark, For many millions drowned. 6 Obey the gospel call, And enter while you may ; The flock of Christ remains still small, And none are safe, but they. 7 Lord, open sinners' eyes, Their awful state to see; And make them, ere the storm arise, To Thee for safety flee. 403 MAN'S RUIN. 194 C. M WlLKS. BOAST NOT OF TO-MORROW. 1 WHY should we boast of time to come, Though but a single day? This hour may fix our final doom, Though strong, and young, and gay. 2 The present we should now redeem; This only is our own; The past, alas! is all a dream, The future is unknown. 3 Oh! think, what vast concerns depend Upon a moment's space; When life and all its cares shall end In vengeance or in grace. 4 Oh ! for that power which melts the heart, And mounts the soul on high, Where sin, and grief, and death depart, And pleasures never die. 5 There we with ecstacy shall fall Before Immanuel's feet ; And hail Him as our All in all, In happiness complete. 195 H. M. CALL TO THE YOUNG. 1 UP, for thy life, young soul! Foes gather round thee fast ; Up, for the swift hours roll Thy favoured season past. Now thou art strong, Gird for the fight, Decay, ere long, Shall waste thy might, 404 I \ LL TO Til B V rlghl hand, While joya on high endure. Here rest complete: Whose early feel Thrice welcome they, I Bis call obey. 8 Mark, dow, from realms above, The Spirit o'er thee bends: Gift of the Saviour's love, Him, (iuX to that call! On Jesus' side, Trust now thine all, In Him abide. 196 S. M. Doddridge. LD7E A VAPOUR. 1 TO-MORROW, Lord, is Thine, Lodged in Thy sovereign hand; And if its sun arise and shine, It shines by Thy command. 2 The present moment flies, And bears our life away; Oh! make Thy servants truly wise, That they may live to-day! 3 Since on this winged hour Eternity is hung. Awake by Thine almighty power, The aged and the young. 405 MAN'S RUIN. 4 " One thing" demands our care, Oh! be it still pursued, Lest, slighted once, the season fair Should never be renewed. 197 L m. WHY WILL YE DEE ? 1 WHY, thoughtless sinner, wilt thou die? Why yield to Satan's fatal charm? Why wilt thou yet believe the lie, That sin can do thy soul no harm? 2 God has pronounced the sinner's doom ; In ruin soon his course must end: Wilt thou in sin on peace presume, Or on vain confidence depend? 3 Hast thou an arm like God most high, In equal war with Him to meet? Canst thou His thunderbolts defy, Or quench His flames beneath thy feet? 4 Peace is proclaimed ! Oh ! bless the sound Of pardon, bought with love divine; God has Himself the ransom found, Which could atone for sins like thine. 198 ^- ^- Doddridg::. one thing needful. 1 WHY will ye waste on trifling cares, That life which God's compassion spares, While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot? 2 Shall God invite you from above? Shall Jesus urge His dying love? Shall troubled conscience give you pain? And all these pleas unite in vain? 40fi WATi II AND PRAY. :; Not so your ffjm will always view Those objects which you now pursue; \<»l BO will heaven and hell appear, When death's decisive hour is near. 4 Almighty God, Thy grace impart, Fix deep conviction on each heart; Nbr let us waste, on trilling cares, That lite which Thy compassion spares. 199 8s- and 6s. Hastings. 1 GO, watch and pray : thou canst not tell How near thine hour may be; Thou canst not know how soon the bell May toll its notes for thee. Death's countless snares beset thy way ; Frail child of dust, go, watch and pray. 2 Fond youth, while free from blighting care, Does thy firm pulse beat high? Do hope's glad visions, bright and fair, Sparkle before thine eye? Soon these must change, must pass away ; Frail child of dust, go, watch and pray. 3 Ambition, stop thy panting breath ; Pride, sink thy lifted eye ! Behold! the caverns dark with death Before you open lie. The heavenly warning now obey ; Ye sons of pride, go, watch and pray. 4 Thou aged man, life's wintry storm Hath seared thy vernal bloom; 407 MAN'S RUIN. With trembling limbs and wasting form, Thou 'rt bending to the tomb. And can vain hope lead thee astray? Go! weary pilgrim, watch and pray. 200 C- ML Hosklns. YE MTST BE BORN AGAIN'. 1 OUK nature's totally depraved; The heart a sink of sin; Without a change we can't be saved; We must be born again. 2 That, which is bom of flesh, is flesh, And flesh it will remain; Then marvel not that Jesus saith, "Ye must be born again." 3 Spirit of life, Thy grace impart, And breathe on sinners slain: Bear witness, Lord, in every heart, That we are born again. 4 Dear Saviour, let ns now begin To trust and love Thy word, And, by forsaking every sin, Prove we are born of God. THE LAW. 201 L M Watts. SUMMARY OF THE LAW. 1 TLTCS saith the first, the great command, "Let all thy inward powers unite To love thy Maker, and thy God, With utmost vigour and delight. 4<»< THE DBCAL0G1 B. 2 Then .shall thy neighbour, next in place, share thine affections an Lord, Or we shall ne'er perform Thv will. 202 0. M. Gibbons. THE TEH COMMABXOCENTS. 1 THAT God, who made the world on high, And air, and earth, and ft Own as thy God, and to His name Jn homage bow thy knee. 2 Let not a shape which hands have wrought Of wood, or clay, or stone, Be deemed thy God; nor think Him like Aught, thou hast seen or known. 3 Take not in vain the name of God: Nor must thou ever dare To make thy falsehood pass for truth, By His dread name to swear. 4 That day on which He bids thee rest From toil, to pray, and praise; That day keep holy to the Lord. And consecrate its ray.-. 5 Thy father and thy mother love, Both honour and obey ; 1* 409 THE LAW. So shall thy life be blessed with peace, And lengthened be thy day. 6 The blood of man thou shalt not shed, Nor wrath, nor malice feel ; To maim, or hurt, or wish him dead, Is in thy heart to kill. 7 Promiscuous lusts the Lord forbids, But honours wedlock pure; Vast is the guilt of wicked lusts, Their punishment is sure. 8 Thou shalt not, or from friend or foe, Take aught by force or stealth ; Thy goods, thy stores must grow from right, Or God will curse thy wealth. 9 No man shalt thou, by a false charge, Or crush or brand with shame: Dear as thine own, so wills thy God, Must be his life and name. 10 Thy soul one wish shall not let loose For that which is not thine; Live in thy lot, or small or great: For God hath drawn the line. 11 Oh ! may the Lord, who gave these laws, Write them on every heart, That all may feel their living power, Nor from His paths depart! 203 S- ^ Harrison. SPIRITUALITY OF THE LAW. 1 THE law of God is just, A strict and holy way; And he, that would escape the curse, Must all the law obey. 410 . ONVICTION OF sin. S No! one vain thought must rise Not one unclean desire; lie must be holy, just, and wise, Who keeps the law entire. 3 if in one point be tail. In thonght ox word or deed, The curses of the law prevail. And rest upon his head. 4 I tremble and confess; O God! I am accursed: Guilty, I fall before Thy face, And own Thy sentence just. 5 But does the curse still rest Upon my guilty head? No; Jesus, let His name be blessed! Hath borne it in my stead. 6 lie hath fulfilled the law; Obtained my peace with (Jod: Hence cloth my soul her comforts draw, And leave her heavy load. 204 L- M- Uiit-on's Coll. PRACTICAL USE OF TIIE MORAL LAW. 1 O LORD, my soul convicted stands Of breaking all Thy ten commands: And on me justly might'st Thou pour Thy wrath in one eternal shower. 2 But thanks to God, its loud alarms Have warned me of approaching harms; And now, O Lord, my wants I see; Lost and undone, I come to Thee. 3 I know my fig-leaf righteousness Can ne'er Thv broken law redress; 411 THE LAW. Yet in Thy gospel plan I see, There 's hope of pardon e'en for me. 4 There, I behold with wonder, Lord! That Christ hath to Thy law restored Those honours on th' atoning day, Which guilty sinners took away. 5 Amazing wisdom, power and love, Displayed to rebels from above! Do Thou, O Lord, my faith increase To love and trust Thy plan of grace. 205 C. M- Watts CONVICTION OF SIN BY THE LAW. 1 LOED, how secure my conscience was, And felt no inward dread! I was alive without the law, And thought my sins were dead. 2 My hopes of heaven were firm and bright ; But since the precept came With a convincing power and light, I find how vile I am. 3 My guilt appeared but small before, Till, terribly I saw, How perfect, holy, just, and pure, Was Thine eternal law. 4 Then felt my soul the heavy load, My sins revived again ; I had provoked a dreadful God, And all my hopes were slain. 5 My God, I cry with every breath For grace and power to save; To break the yoke of sin and death, And thus redeem the slave. 412 CONVICTION OF MISERY. 206 I- & Watts. ail things bi i loss fob < bbibt. 1 No more, my God, I boast do more Of all the duties I have done ; I quit the hopes 1 held before. To trust the merits of Tin Son. 2 Now, for the love I bear I lis name, What was my gain, I count my loss; My former pride 1 call my shame, And nail my glory to His cross. 3 Yes; and I must and will esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake : Oh! may my bouI be found in Him, And of His righteousness partake! 4 The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before Thy throne; But faith can answer Thy demands, By pleading what my Lord lias done. 207 0. M. Watts. CONVICTION OF MISERY BY THE LAW. 1 VAIN are the hopes the sons of men On their own works have built : Their hearts by nature are unclean, And all their actions guilt. 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths, Without a murmuring word. And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord. 3 In vain we ask God's righteous law To justify us now ; Since to convince, and to condemn, Is all the law can do. 413 THE LAW. 5 Jesus, how glorious is Thy grace, When in Thy name we trust! Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just. 208 L- M- S. Browne. THE FIRST COMMAND. 1 ETERKAL God! Almighty cause Of earth and seas, and worlds unknown; All things are subject to Thy laws ; All things depend on Thee alone. 2 Thy glorious Being singly stands, Of all within itself possessed ; Controlled by none are Thy commands; Thou from Thyself alone art blessed. 3 To Thee alone ourselves we owe ; Let heaven and earth due homage pay; All other gods we disavow, Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 4 Spread Thy great name through heathen lands ; Their idol-deities dethrone: Reduce the world to Thy command, And reign, as Thou art, God alone. 209 L- M- Needham. THE SECOND COMMAND. 1 THOU art, O God ! a spirit pure, Invisible to mortal eyes ; Th' immortal, and th' eternal King, The great, the good, the only wise. 2 Whilst nature 'changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, dissolve and die, Thy essence pure, no change shall see, Secure of immortality. 414 THIRD COMMANDMENT. 3 Thou great Invisible I what hand Can draw Thv image, spotU-ss, fair? To what in heaven, t<> what on earth, ("an men tir immortal King compare! 4 Let stupid heathens frame their gods Of gold and Bilver, wood and stone; Ours is the God that made the heavens, JEHOVAB BE, and Cod alone. 5 My soul, thv purest homage pay, In truth and spirit Him adore; More .shall this please, than sacrifice, Than outward forms delight Him more. 210 0. M. Keediiam. THE THIRD COMMAND. 1 HOLY and reverend is the name Of our eternal King; Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry, Thrice holy, let us sing. 2 Holy is He in all His works, And truth is His delight; But sinners and their wicked ways Shall perish from His sight. 3 The deepest reverence of the mind, Pay, O my soul, to God; Lift with thy hands, a holy heart To His sublime abode. 4 With sacred awe pronounce His name, Abhor the lips profane: Let not thy tongue the Lord blaspheme, Nor take His name in vain. 5 Thou holy God! preserve my soul From all pollution free; The pure in heart, and hands, and lips, Alone Thv face shall see. 415 THE LAW. 211 L.M. AN OATH FOR CONTTRMATION. 1 WHEN God His gracious promise made To faithful Abra'm and his seed, To show His grace and truth to both, Confirmed the promise with an oath. 2 So, by an oath, in every age, The saints their promise oft engage; When questions rise of death or life, An oath confirms and ends all strife. 3 Christians the truth will ever say, Their yea be yea, their nay be nay; And with conscientious dread refrain From swearing any oath profane. 4 But when great facts demand high proof, They lion our God by solemn oath ; And thereby teach the world to own The Judge eternal on His throne. 5 The fear of God is thus maintained, And men from perjury restrained, Religious oaths may be abused, But may not therefore be refused. 6 Christians, the worthiest men on earth, Who cherish peace, and love the truth, Will put religion's sacred seal To what is held the last appeal. 212 c- M- Watts. PERJURY. 1 LET those who bear the christian name Their holy vows fulfil : The saints, the followers of the Lamb, Delight to do His will. 4xj FOURTH COMMANDMENT. l' Tiiir to the solemn oaths tiny take Though to their liurt they b wear ; Constant ami just to all they speak; For ( i<»«l they know can hear. 8 Still with their lips their hearts agree, Nor flattering words devise ; They 're sure the God of truth can see Through every false disguise. 4 Deceits they hate, they dread all lies, Whatever forms they wear; Preferring death to perjuries, They dare not falsely swear. 5 Lo! from above the Lord descends, And brings the judgment down : He bids His saints, His faithful friends, Rise and possess their crown. 6 While Satan trembles at the sight, And devils wish to die ; Where will the faithless hypocrite And perjured liar fly? 213 L. M. J. Stennett. THE FOURTH COMMAND. 1 RETURN, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the day thy God has blessed; Another six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun. 2 Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to wearied minds; Provides a blessed foretaste of heaven, On this day more than all the seven. 3 Oh ! that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense to the skies; IS* 417 THE LAW. And draw from Christ that sweet repose Which none but he that feels it knows. 4 This heavenly calm within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest; Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 5 With joy, great God, Thy works we scan, Creation's scene, redemption's plan: With praise, we think on mercies past, With hope, we future pleasures taste. 6 In holy duties let the day, In holy comforts, pass away; How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one, that ne'er shall end! 214 C. M. Mason. DELIGHT IN ORDINANCES. 1 COME, dearest Lord, and feed Thy sheep, On this sweet day of rest; Oh! bless this flock, and make this fold Enjoy a heavenly rest. 2 Welcome and precious to my soul, Are these sweet days of love; But what a Sabbath shall I keep, When I shall rest above! 3 I come, I wait, I hear, I pray, Thy footsteps, Lord, I trace ; Here, in Thine own appointed way, I wait to see Thy face. 4 These are the sweet and precious days On which my Lord I've seen; And oft. when feasting on His word, In raptures I have been. 418 THE BTERNA L s.\ i; HAT II. 5 Oil! if my soul, whoD death appear.-. In this Bweel frame be found : I MI olasp n i \ Su\ i<>ur in mine amis, And leave this earthly ground, (i I long for that delightful honr, When from this elav undn»«d, I shall be clothed in robes divine, And made for ever blessed. 215 L. M. Tin: ETESHAL BABBATH. Doddridge. 1 THINE earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love, But there's a nobler rest above: 'I'm that our longing souls aspire, With cheerful hope and warm desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place ; Nor g.jans shall mingle with the songs, Which warble from immortal tongues. 3 No rude alarms of raging foes, No cares to break the long repose; No midnight shade, no clouded sun; But sacred, high, eternal noon. 4 O long-expected day 1 begin ; Dawn on these realms of woe and sin : Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death, to rest with God. 216 S. M. TYatts. LORD S DAY MORNING. 1 WELCOME, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord fcrifi Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 419 THE LAW. 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts His saints to-day ; Here we may sit, and see Him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my great God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this ; And sing, and bear herself away To everlasting bliss. 217 C. M. S. Browse. 1 FEEQUEXT the day of God returns, To shed its quickening beams; And yet how slow devotion burns, How languid are its flames! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive; We would be like Thy saints above, And praise Thee while we live. 3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend, Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end. 4 There we shall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly lustre shine; Before the throne of God appear, And feast on love divine. 420 FIFTH I <»M \f AXDMFXT. 218 11* BULMO. i:i N 0] mi. SABBATH. 1 II()\V sweet is the Sabbath, this day of rep On which the Redeemer triumphantly rose, Continuing His mission, by Leaving the dead, To comfort the mourners, who left Him aud (1< I. kJ Bis work then completed, our Sabbath began, A day of rejoicing to penitent man; For when the Messiah had entered Hi- rest, The goepel uur freedom and pardon expressed. '.] With Him may we rest in the favour divine, Until in His kingdom above we shall shine More bright than the sun, in the robes of free grace, And never remove from the sight of IIi> face. 4 O Saviour, assist us, Thy Spirit impart, To change and to sanctity every heart; Divinely instructed from evil to flee, May we never wander from peace and from Thee. 219 l M. THE FIFTH COMMAND. 1 GREAT Source of order, Maker wise! Whose throne is high above the Bides; We praise Thy name; Thy laws ordain, That order shall on earth obtain. 2 Let each interior rank revere All such as their superiors are; And let superiors also do What's right by each interior too. 3 To Thee may each united house, At morn and night, present its vows; Oh! may each family proclaim The honours of Thy glorious name. 421 THE LAW. 220 C- M- Watts. HONOUR TO MAGISTRATES. 1 ETEKNAL Sovereign of the sky, And Lord of all below; We mortals to Thy majesty Our first obedience owe. 2 Our souls adore Thy throne supreme; And bless Thy providence, For magistrates of various name, Our glory and defence. 3 Where laws and liberty combine To make the nation blessed; There magistrates with lustre shine, And states are governed best. 4 Nations on firm foundations stand, While virtue finds reward ; And sinners perish from the land, By justice and the sword. 5 To magistrates be honour paid, To laws obedience shown; But consciences and souls were made To be the Lord's alone. 221 c- M- Greek. ANXIETY OF BELIEVERS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. 1 THOUGH parents may in covenant be, And have their heaven in view ; They are unhappy, till they see Their children happy too. 2 Their hearts with inward anguish bleed, When all attempts prove vain To save their race from paths, that lead To everlasting pain. PRAYEB POR BAPTIZED CHILDREN. 3 They warn, indulge, correct, beseech, While tears in torrentfl flow ; And 't ua beyond the power of speech To tell the griefs they know. 4 Till they can sec victorious grace Their children's Bonis i Tlu1 sparkling wit, the smiling face, Bnt add t<> their distn 5 "Shall cruel spirits drag thee down To darkness and despair ; Beneath th' Almighty's angry frown, To dwell for ever there? 6 Saviour, the dreadful scene forbid ! Look down, dear Lord, and bless; We '11 wrestle hard, as Jacob did ; May we obtain success!" 222 L. M. Ilvni:. PRAYER FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE C'Ul'R< II. 1 DEAR Saviour, if these lambs should stray From Thy secure enclosure's bound, And, lured by worldly joys away, Among the thoughtless crowd be found, 2 Remember still that they are Thine, That Thy dear sacred name they bear, Think that the seal of love divine, The sign of covenant grace they wear. 3 In all their erring, sinful years. Oh! let them ne'er forgotten be: Remember all the prayers and tears, Which made them consecrate to Thee. 4 And when these lips no more can pray, These eyes can weep for them no more, Turn Thou their feet from folly's way. The wanderers to Thy fold restore. 423 THE LAW. 223 G. M. Doddridge. Jacob's vow. 1 O GOD of Bethel, by whose hand Thy people still are fed, Who, through this weary pilgrimage. Hast all our fathers led. 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present, Before Thy throne of grace: God of our fathers ! be the God Of their succeeding race. 3 Through each perplexing path of life, Our wandering footsteps guide; Give us each day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide. 4 Oh ! spread Thy covering wings around, Till all our wanderings cease, And at our Father's loved abode, Our souls arrive in peace. 5 Such blessings, from Thy gracious hand, Our humble prayers implore, And Thou shalt be our chosen God, Our portion evermore. 224 S- ^- Hastings TRAINING OF CHILDREN. 1 O GOD of Abra'm, hear The parents' humble cry ; In covenant mercy now appear, While in the dust we lie. 2 These children of our love In mercy Thou hast given, That we through grace may faithful prove In training them for heaven. 424 TEACH THY CHILDREN. < >li ! grant Thy Spirit, Lord, Their hearts to Banctify ; Remember now Thy gracious word, ( )ur hopes on Tier rely. i Draw forth the melting tear. The penitential sigh; [nspire their hearts with faith Bincere, And fix their hopes on high. 5 These ehildren now arc Thine, We give them back to Thee; oh! Kad them by Thy grace divine. Along the heavenly way. 225 78- Mother's IT. R TEACn THY CHILDREN. 1 LORD, assist us by Thy grace, To instruct our infant race; Grant us wisdom from above, Fill us with a Saviour's love. 2 Let us in Thy peace abide, In Thy promises confide, While our seed with ready zeal, Learn of us to do Thy will. 3 May we teach them day by day, In the house and by the way, When they rise or go to rest, Till Thy truth shall make them blessed. 4 While in childhood's tender age, They unfold the sacred page, May they see in every line, Kindling rays of light divine. 5 Precious Saviour, hear our prayer. We commit them to Thy care; Be their Shepherd and their Guide, Bring them to Thv bleeding side. )■_.• THE LAW. 226 L- M- Conder's Coll. PRAYER FOR THE YOUNG. 1 GREAT Saviour, who didst condescend Young children in Thine arms to take, Still prove Thyself the children's friend, And save them for Thy mercy's sake. 2 'Tis by the guidance of Thy hand, That they within Thy house appear; And in Thine awful presence stand, To hear Thy word, and join in prayer. 3 Like precious seed in fruitful ground, Let the instruction they receive, To Thy immortal praise abound, And make them to Thy glory live. 4 Give them a sober, steady mind', Strength to withstand the snares of sin; Boldly to cast the world behind, And strive eternal life to win. 5 To read Thy word, their hearts incline; To understand it, light impart; () Saviour, consecrate them Thine; Take full possession of each heart. 227 L- P- M- C- Lesley TRINITY INVOKED FOR CHILDREN. 1 COME, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, To whom we for our children cry; The good desired, and wanted most, Out of Thy richest grace supply ; The sacred discipline be given, To train and bring them up for heaven. 420 CHILDREN'S I ONVEBSIOtf. 2 Em»r and ignorance remove, Their blindness both of heart and mind; ( live them the wisdom from abot e, Spotless, and peaceable, and kind; In knowledge pur.' their minds renew, And store with thoughts divinely true. 3 Father, accept them through Thy Son, And ever by Thy Spirit guide; Thy wisdom in their lives be shown, Thy name confessed and glorified ; Thy power and love diffused abroad, Till all the earth be filled with God. 228 C. M CHILDREN S CONVERSION. Mrs. T— 1 O LORD, behold us at Thy feet, A needy, sinful band; As suppliants round Thy mercy-seat, We come at Thy command. 2 'Tis for our children we would plead, The offspring Thou hast given ; Where shall we go in time of need. But to the God of heaven ri 3 We ask not for them wealth or fame, Amid the worldly strife: But in the all prevailing Name, We ask eternal life. 4 We crave the Spirit's quickening grace, To make them pure in heart ; That they may stand before Thy face, And see Thee as Thou art. 42' THE LAW. 229 L- M- Watts. THE SIXTH COMMAND. 1 CLAMOUR, and wrath, and war be gone, Envy and spite for ever cease; Let bitter words no more be known Among the saints, the sons of peace. 2 The Spirit, like a peaceful clove, Flies from the realms of noise and strife ; Why should we vex and grieve His love, Who seals our souls to heavenly life? 3 Tender and kind be all our thoughts, Through all our lives let mercy run : So God forgives our numerous faults, For the dear sake of Christ His Son. 230 L- M- T- Sc0TT- ANGER. 1 DAEE we indulge our wrath and strife, And yet assume the Christian name? Give our wild passions sway, yet call Ourselves the followers of the Lamb ? 2 He was all gentle, meek, and mild, Full of benevolence and love ; ISor could the rage of numerous foes Aught, but His soft compassion, move. 3 ISTot all their scoffs, nor the sharp pangs Of crucifixion, could inspire Within His breast one vengeful thought, Or one tumultuous passion fire. tt But we, alas! how soon the storms Impetuous in our bosoms swell! What stores of fuel in our breasts, To feed those raging fires of hell ! 428 ft SIXTH COMMANDMENT 5 Spirit of grace, do Thou descend; Envy, and wrath, and clamour chase; With Thy mfld influence quench these fires, And hush the stormy winds to peace! 231 C. M. SWALN. BROTHERLY LOVE. 1 HOW sweet, how heavenly is the sight, When those who love the Lord, In one another's peace delight, And BO fulfil His word! 2 Oh! may we feel each brother's sigh, And with him bear a part: May sorrows flow from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart. 3 Free us from envy, scorn, and pride ; Our wishes fix above: May each his brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love. 4 Let love, in one delightful stream, Through every bosom flow ; And union sweet, and dear esteem, In every action glow. 5 Love is the golden chain, that binds The happy souls above ; And he's an heir of heaven that finds llis bosom glow with love. 232 ^s- anc* 6g- Hastings. HAPPY FAMILY. 1 WHAT sight on earth more blissful, Than that domestic scene, Where union, pure and peaceful, As sun-lit clouds at e'en, 429 THE LAW. Each kindred heart enlightens, With many a heaven-born ray, That ever shines and brightens Unto the perfect day. 2 There discord is a stranger, There strife can never come; And many a fear and danger Are exiled from that home; While indolence and folly Are banished with their train, And converse pure and holy, Exerts her gentle reign. 3 And there how sweet and precious, The grateful song to raise, To Him so kind and gracious, Who claims the highest praise; While glad harmonious voices, Parents and children join; While every heart rejoices, In blessings so divine. 4 In such a habitation May we be ever found, Where waters of salvation In healing streams abound: Affection's voice to chide us, Whene'er we go astray, And mercy's hand to guide us Along the narrow way. 233 l m. THE SEVENTH COMA! AND. 1 SACKED wedlock! law of heaven, By wisdom framed, in mercy given; The spring, whence all the kindred ties Of parents, children, brethren, rise ! 430 SEVENTH COM M AN DM KN'T. 2 Cursed b€ the lusts which violate The honours of the marriage state; The Lord Himself, in wrath severe, Will judge the vile adulterer. ;; The wicked, filthy, and unclean, Shall reap the harvest of their sin ; And they who burn with Sodom's lust, In S« »d<»in's lire shall be aeeursed. 4 Polluted sinner, hide thy face, Fly to the throne, and plead for grace; The blood of Christ can cleanse thy soul, And make thy filthy spirit whole. 234 L- m. THE LAW SPIRITUAL, BUT MAN CARNAL. 1 MOST Holy God, Thy precept's just Against impure desires and lust ; ^We therefore mourn, with grief and shame, Our guilty and polluted frame. 2 "We know, by nature we're unclean, Our powers debased, affections mean; We own imperfect chastity. The sensual heart, the wanton eye. 3 The seeds of every vice and sin, Are rooted deep, and grow within ; And if preserved from filthy ways, To grace alone belongs the praise. 4 Oh! shed abroad Thy love divine, Constrain us to be wholly Thine; And make our souls and bodies both The temples of the Holy Ghost. 431 THE LAW, 235 L. M. Watts. THE EIGHTH COMMAND. 1 GREAT God, Thy holy law commands Strict honesty in our demands ; Forbids to plunder, steal or cheat, To practise falsehood or deceit. 2 We must be faithful, upright, true, Nor take but what is strictly due: If honesty be banished hence, Religion is a vain pretence. 3 No righteous debt must be denied By fraud or power, by lies or pride; The poor should not, by long delay, Be made to groan for want of pay. 4 What equity enjoins as right, We must perform with all our might; Nor seek our neighbour to deceive, With what ourselves do not believe. 5 Let Christians never dare disgrace The name and cause which they profess; Lord, help us ever to pursue Things which are honest, just, and true. 236 S. M. Shoveller. THE WORLDLING. 1 WHAT does the worldling gain By all his vain pursuits? His very pleasure gives him pain, And misery are its fruits. 2 What anxious cares corrode The mind intent on wealth ! His mammon oft becomes a load, Which robs him of his health. 432 N I NTH COM M \ N DM I. NT. :; Does be bis end attain, And in full affluence rolll What does the Bordid creature gain, When God demands his soul' i Mv heart, to heaven aspire, And Beek thine all in God : Nor e'er pollute thy pun' desire, By trifles on the road. 5 lie doth my bou! now Mess With IIi> enriching grace ; But Oli! what wealth shall I possess, When I behold Hi. f, ice 6 These riches of His grace Will then to glory rise, When I have run my earthly race, And gained th' immortal prize. 237 C. M. Fawcett: Watts. THE NINTH COMMAND. 1 EELIGIOX is the chief concern Of mortals here below: May all its great importance learn, Its sovereign virtue know. 2 Let deep repentance, faith and love, Be joined with godly fear; And all our conversation prove Our souls to be sincere. 3 Let with our lips our hearts agree, Xor slandering words devise: We know the God of truth can see Through every false disguise. 4 Lord, never let our envy grow, To hear another's praise; 1T> 433 THE LAW. Nor rob him of his honour due, By base revengeful ways. 5 O God of truth ! help to detest Whate'er is false or wrong, That lies in earnest or in jest May ne'er employ our tongue. 238 L- M. THE TENTH COMMAND. 1 WHATE'EK thy lot on earth may be,' Let it contentment yield to thee ; Nor others envy, or repine, Nor covet aught that is not thine. 2 Justly hast Thou forbidden, Lord, Each murmuring motion, thought, and word ; Justly requiring full content, "With what Thy providence hath lent. 3 But can a sinner lift his eye Before the Lord of hosts on high, And say, " this precept I 've obeyed, Nor from it ever turned aside?" 4 Alive without the law I stood, And thought my state was safe and good ; But when with power this precept came, I saw my sin, and guilt, and shame. 5 Lord, I adore Thy saving love, Which did from me the curse remove, By hanging on th' accursed tree, And being made a curse for me! 239 o. m. INDWELLING SIN. 1 GEACE has enabled me to love Thy holy law and will ; 434 Til 1: 008 i'i: i. But Bin bath Dot 3 d to move. It Tyrannize* Mill. 2 Hence often filled with dread alarm*, M\ peace and joy subside : And I \r employ for all the arms The gospel has rapplied. 3 Thus different powers within me strive, While opposites I feel ; I grieve, rejoice, decline, revive, A- sin or grace prevail. 4 But Jesus hath His pnnnUe passed; Sin with the body dies, And grace in all II is Baints at last Shall gain its victories. THE GOSPEL. 240 L.^Sl. Beddome. THE GOSPEL 01 GHBTST. 1 (t( )I), in the gospel of His Son, Makes His eternal counsels known; Tifl here His richest mercy shine-. And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 2 Here sinners of a humble frame May taste His grace and learn Hi> name; Tis writ in character.- of blood. Severely just, immensely good. 3 Here Jesus, in ten thousand ways. His soul-attracting charms displays; Recounts His poverty and pains, And tells His love in melting strains. 435 THE GOSPEL. 4 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ; Its influence makes the sinner live, It bids the drooping saint revive. 5 Our raging passions it controls, And comfort yields to contrite souls; It brings a better world in view, And guides us all our journey through. 6 May this blessed volume ever lie Close to my heart, and near mine eye ; Till life's last hour my soul engage, And be my chosen heritage. 241 L. M. Watts. THE POWER OF GOD TO SALVATION. 1 WHAT shall the dying sinner do, That seeks relief for all his woe ? Where shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind? 2 How shall we get our crimes forgiven, Or form our nature fit for heaven ? Can souls, all o'er defiled with sin, Make their own powers and passions clean? 3 In vain we search, in vain we try. Till Jesus brings His gospel nigh ; 'Tis there that power and glory dwell, That save rebellious souls from hell. 4 This is the pillar of our hope, That bears our fainting spirits up ; We read the grace, we trust the word, And find salvation in the Lord. 5 Let men or angels dig the mines, Where nature's golden treasure shines; 43* J D Bl L BE. Brought near the doctrine <>t" the el All nature's gold appears bat drees. Should vih- blasphemers with disdain, Pronounce tin- truth of Jesus vain. We'll meet the scandal and the Bhame, And sing and triumph in IIi> Dame. 242 u- ^- c Wmxr. Tin; year of ji nn.i i . 1 BLOW ye the trumpet, blow. The gladly solemn sound; Let all the nations know- To earth's remotest hound, The year of jubilee is conic; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 2 Exalt the Lamb of God, Tli«' sin-atoning Lamb: Redemption by His blood Through all the lands proclaim: The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 3 Ye who have sold for nought The heritage above, Shall have it back, unbought, The gift of Jesus' love; The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 4 Ye slaves of sin and hell. Four liberty receive ; And sate in .Jesu> dwell. And blessed in Jesus live; The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 43 THE GOSPEL. 5 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of pardoning grace: Ye happy souls, draw near, Behold your Saviour's face: The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 6 Jesus, our great High Priest, Has full atonement made : Ye weary spirits, rest ; Ye mournful souls, be glad: The year of jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 243 C. M. Fawcett. THE CALL. _ 1 SINNEES, the voice of God regard ; 'T is mercy speaks to-day ; He calls you by His sovereign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest. You live devoid of peace; A thousand stings, within your breast, Deprive your souls of ease. 3 Your way is dark and leads to hell; Why will you persevere? Can you in endless torments dwell, Shut up in black despair '. 4 Why will you in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go ? In pain you travel all your days, To reap immortal woe ! 5 But he, that turns to God, shall live, Tli rough His abounding grace : His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek His face. 438 i SI \ \ BBS 1 X \ 'IT ED. 8 How to the BCeptre of I lis word, Renouncing every Bin ; Submit to Him, your sovereign Lord, And lean His will divine. 7 His love exceeds your highest thoughts; He will become your God, And will forgive your numerous faults, Through a Redeemer's blood. 244 8s., Ts. and 4& Hart. UNXEBfl LNV1TJSD To CHRIST. 1 COME, ye weary, heavy laden. Lost and ruined by the fall; If you tarry till you're better, ion will never come at all; Not the righteous; Sinners, Jesus came to call. 2 Let nut conscience make you linger, Nor of fitness fondly dream: Ail the fitness He requireth, Is to feel your need of Him; Tin's lie gives you ; Tis the Spirit's rising beam. 3 Agonizing in the garden, Lo! your Maker prostrate lies! On the bloody trev behold Him ; Hear Him cry before He dies, "It is finished!" Sinners, will not this suffice? 4 Lo! tlf incarnate God ascended, Pleads the merit of His blood; Venture on Him, venture wholly; Let no other trust intrude-: None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. 439 THE GOSPEL. 5 Saints and angels, joined in concert, Sing the praises of the Lamb ; While the blissful seats of heaven, Sweetly echo with His name: Hallelujah ! Sinners here may sing the same. 245 C. M. Medley. THE FOUNTAIN OF LTVTNG WATERS. 1 OH! what amazing words of grace Are in the gospel found ! Suited to every sinner's case, Who knows the joyful sound. 2 Come, then, with all your wants and wounds, Your every burden bring; Here love, eternal love, abounds, A deep celestial spring. 3 This spring with living water flows, And living joy imparts; Come, thirsty souls, your wants disclose, And drink with thankful hearts. 246 L- M- Steele. WEARY SOULS INVITED TO REST. 1 COME, weary souls, with sins distressed Come, and accept the promised rest; The Saviour's gracious call obey. And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppressed with guilt, a painful load. Oh ! come, and spread your woes abroad ; Divine compassion, mighty love. Will all the painful load remove. ro r \«. IN V IT KI>. ;; Sere mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt and beal your wo Pardon, and Life, and endless peace : Bow rich the gift, bou free the grace! 4 Lord, we accept with thankful heart, Tin- bope Thy gracious words impart; We come with trembling, yet rejoice, And bless the kind inviting \- 247 L. M. Krai's Coll. the romra dotted to chbxbt. 1 TO-DAY, If ye will hear Bis voice, Now i- th.' time to make your choice; Bay, will you to Mount Zi<>n _ Bay, will you have this Christ, or nol 2 Ye wandering souls, who find no r» Say. will you be for ever blessed! Will you be Baved from sin and hell! Will you with Christ in glory dwell! 3 Come now, dear youth, for ruin bound, Obey the gospel's joyful sound; Oonit\ go with 08, and you shall prove The joy of Christ's redeeming love, ± Once more we ask you in His name, For yet His lore remains the same; Say, will you to Mount Zion go I Bay, will you have this Christ, or no? 5 Leave all your sports and glittering toys; one, share with us eternal joys; Or must we leave you hound to hell; Then, dear young friends, a long farewell. 19* Ul THE GOSPEL. 2^8 ** ^ Gregg, christ knocking at the door. 1 BEHOLD a stranger at the door ! He gently knocks, lias knocked before; Hath waited long, is waiting still; You treat no other friend so ill. 2 O lovely attitude ! He stands With melting heart and loaded hands: O matchless kindness! and He shows This matchless kindness to His foes! 3 But will He prove a friend indeed? He will; the very friend you need; The friend of sinners : yes, 't is He, With garments dyed on Calvary. 4 Eise, touched with gratitude divine, Turn out His enemy and thine, That soul destroying monster, sin, And let the heavenly stranger in. 5 Admit Him, ere His anger burn, His feet departed ne'er return; Admit him, or the hour 's at hand, You'll at His door rejected stand. QAQ C. M. Montgomery. THE VALEE OF THE SOEL. 1 WHAT is the thing of greatest price. The whole creation round? That which was lost in Paradise, That which in Christ is found: 2 The soul of man, Jehovah's breath, That keeps two worlds at strife; Hell moves beneath to work its death, Heaven stoops to give it life. r 442 FORGl \ i: n B8S. 8 Ami is thifl treasure borne below, In earthen \ esselfl frail I Can nunc Its QtmOfil value know, Ti ! I flesh and Spirit fail I I Then let oe gather round the cross, That knowledge to obtain ; Nbl by the soul's eternal l< But everlasting gain. 250 L M QlBBOHS, FORi.n i m Bfl Of BINS. 1 F0KG1VENESSI 'tis a joyfnl sound, To feiimtrs doomed t<> death and pains; The blood of Christ heals every wound, And washes from the foulest stains. 2 Tis the rich gift of love divine: Tis full, out-measuring every crime: Unclouded shall its glories shine, And feel no change by changing time. 3 O'er sins unbounded as the sand, And like the mountains for their size, The seas of sovereign grace expand ; The seas of sovereign grace arise. 1^ For this stupendous love of heaven, What grateful honour- Bnall we show ! Where much trangression is forgiven, Love should with fervent ardour glow. 251 C. Iff. DoDDRIlMiZ. SALVATION. 1 SALVATION! O melodious sound, To wretched dying men ! Salvation, that from God proceeds, And leads to God again. 443 THE GOSPEL. 2 Rescued from hell's eternal gloom, From fiends, and fires, and chains; Raised to a paradise of bliss, Where love triumphant reigns! 3 But may a poor bewildered soul, Sinful and weak as mine, Presume to raise a trembling eye To blessings so divine? 4 The lustre of so bright a bliss, My feeble heart o'erbears ; And unbelief almost perverts The promise into tears. 5 My Saviour God, no voice but Thine, These dying hopes can raise; Speak Thy salvation to my soul, And turn my prayer to praise. 252 12s- Thoexby. FREE GRACE TO SINNERS. 1 THE voice of free grace cries, " Escape to the moun- tain, For all that believe, Christ has opened a fountain, For sin, and uncleanness, and every transgression. His blood flows so freely in streams of salvation." CHORES. Hallelujah to the Lamb, who has bought us a pardon, "We'll praise Him again, when we pass over Jordan. 2 Ye souls that are wounded, to the Saviour repair, Now He calls you in mercy, and can you forbear \ 444 F B i: E G i; \< B. Though yi.ur gins are increased m high as ■ moun- tain, ffia blood can remove them, it streams from this fountain. 8 Now Jesus, our King, reigns triumphantly glorious; O'er Bin, death, and hell, He is more than vic- torious: With shooting proclaim it, ( >h ! tn»fl in His pfl He Bavea as most freely; 0 gloiions salvation! 4 Our Jesus proclaims His name, all victorious, He reigns over all, and His kingdom is glorious: To Jesus we'll join with the great congregation, And triumph, ascribing to Him our salvation. 5 With joy Bhall we stand, when escaped to the shore, With harps in our hands, we "11 praise Him the more; Well range the sweet plains, on the hanks of the river, And sine: of salvation for ever and ever. 253 C. M. Newton. OUR ONLY COMTORT. 1 SUBSTANTIAL comfort will not £row In nature's harren soil; All we can boast, till Christ we know, Is vanity and toil. 2 But where the Lord has planted grace, And made His glories known; There fruits o\^ heavenly joy and peace Are found, and there alone. 3 A bleeding Saviour seen by faith; A sense of pardoning love ; A hope that triumphs over death, Give jovs like those above 445 THE GOSPEL. ± To take a glimpse within the veil; To know that God is mine; Are springs of joy, that never fail, Unspeakable ! divine ! 5 These are the joys, which satisfy And sanctify the mind : Which make the spirit mount on high, And leave the world behind. 6 !No more, believers, mourn your lot; But since you are the Lord's, Resign to them that know Him not, Such joys as earth affords. 254 I" M. HVDE. THE STRIVING OF THE SPIRIT. 1 SAY, sinner, hath a voice within, Oft whispered to thy secret soul, Urged thee to leave the ways of sin, And yield thy heart to God's control ? 2 Hath something met thee in the path Of worldliness and vanity, And pointed to the coming wrath. And warned thee from that wrath to flee ? 3 Sinner, it was a heavenly voice, It was the Spirit's gracious call, It bade thee make the better choice, And haste to seek in Christ thine all. 4 Spurn not the call to life and light; Regard in time the warning kind : That call thou may'st not always slight. And yet the gate of mercy find. 44fi GOSPEL Tl; I m PET tod's Spirit will not always strive, With hardened, self-destroying man , V.. win. persist Bit love to grieve, Ma\ never hear His voice again. (I Sinner, perhaps this ?erj day, Thy last accepted time may be; oh! shouldsi thou grieve Him now away, Then hope may never beam on thee. 255 S. M. TI IK <.o>lM I. TRIM PET. BoYOE. 1 YE trembling captives, hear! The gospel trumpet sounds : No sound beside can charm the ear, Or heal your heart-felt wounds. 2 Tis not the trump of war, Nor Sinai's thunder's roar; Salvation's news it spreads afar, And vengeance is no more. 8 ( xrace, pardon, love, and peace, Glad heaven aloud proclaims; And earth, the jubilee's release, With eager rapture, claims. 4 Far, far to distant lands The joyful news shall spread ; And Jesus all His willing bands, In one blessed triumph, lead. 256 6s- «nd 4s. TO-DAY. 1 TO-DAY the Saviour calls! 5 e wanderers, come; O ye benighted souls, "Wliv longer roam I Spir. Sou 447 THE GOSPEL. 2 To-day the Saviour calls! Oh! listen now; Within these sacred walls To Jesus bow. 3 To-day the Saviour calls ! For refuge fly; The storm of vengeance falls; Kuin is nigh. 4 The Spirit calls to-day! Yield to His power; Oh! grieve Him not away; 'T is mercy's hour. 257 ^s- Haweis. COME AND WELCOME. 1 FEOM the cross uplifted high, Where the Saviour deigns to die, What melodious sounds we hear, Bursting on the ravished ear! "Love's redeeming work is done, Come and welcome, sinner, come. 2 Sprinkled now with blood, the throne, Why beneath thy burdens groan ! On My pierced body laid, Justice owns the ransom paid; Bow the knee, and kiss the Son, Come and welcome, sinner, come. 3 Spread for thee, the festal board See with richest dainties stored; To thy Father's bosom pressed, Yet again a child confessed, Never from His house to roam; Come and welcome, sinner, come. US P x P08TX3 LATIO S. \ Soon tin- days of life shall end ; Lo ! I come, 3 our Saviour, Friend, Safe your spirit to convey To tlic realms of endless day, l'j> to My eternal home; ( Some and welcome, sinner, come." 258 fa ( ■ Weblbt. BXFEHTAHOS AT THE I BOSS, 1 HEART of stone, relent, relent, Break, by Jesus' cross Mibdued, S e IIi> body mangled, rent, Covered with a gore of Mood; Sinful BOul, what hast thou done? Crucified tlT eternal Son! 2 Yes, thy sins have done the deed. Driven the nails that fixed Him there, Crowned with thorns ]\'\> sacred head. Plunged into Bis Bide the spear. Made His soul a sacrifice, While for sinful man lie dies. 3 Wilt thou let Him bleed in vain? Still to death thy Lord pursue 2 Open all His wounds again, And the shameful cross renew? No; with all my sins I'll part; Break, Oh ! break, my bleeding heart ! 259 lls- ELkSTDTGB. DELAY HOT. 1 DELAY not, delay not; O sinner, draw near. The waters of life are now flowing for th< X.. price is demanded, the Saviour is here; Redemption is purchased, salvation is free. 44!> THE GOSPEL. 2 Delay not, delay not ; why longer abuse The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God ? A fountain is opened, how canst thou refuse To wash and be cleansed in His pardoning blood. 3 Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come, For mercy still lingers and calls thee to-day : Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb ; Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away. 4 Delay not, delay not ; the Spirit of grace, Long grieved and resisted, may take its sad flight ; And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race, To sink in the vale of eternity's night. 5 Delay not, delay not ; the hour is at hand, The earth shall dissolve, and the heavens shall fade ; The dead, small and great, in the judgment shall stand ; What power then, O sinner, shall lend thee its aid ! 260 fs- Hastings. FULNESS OF CHRIST. 1 BLEEDING hearts, defiled by sin, Jesus Christ can make you clean : Contrite souls, with guilt oppressed, Jesus Christ can give you rest. 2 You that mourn o'er follies past, Precious hours and years laid waste; Turn to God, Oh ! turn and live, Jesus Christ can still forgive. 3 You that oft have wandered far, From the light of Bethlehem's star, Trembling, now your steps retrace, Jesus Christ is full of grace. 4 Souls benighted and forlorn, Grieved, afflicted, tempest- worn. 450 WARM ff( N.»w iii Israel's Rock confide, Jesus ( 'hrisl t'<>r man bas died. 5 Painting souls, in peril's bom ^ [eld nol to the tempter's power ; ( )n the risen Lord r»l\ , Jeeoja Christ now reigns on high. 261 O.P.M. Hastings. THE VOKH 09 nvakmx.;. 1 THAT warning voice, O sinner, hear. And while salvation lingers Dear, Tlie heavenly eall obey j Flee from destruction's downward patli, Flee from the threatening storm of wrath, That rifles o'er thy way. 2 Soon night comes on with thickening shade ; The tempest hovers o'er thy head. Hie winds their fury pour ; The lightnings rend the earth and skies, The thunders roar, the flames arise, What terrors till that hour! 3 That warning voice, O sinner, hear, Whose accents linger on thine ear; Thy footsteps now retrace: Renounce thy sins, and be forgiven, Believe, become an heir of heaven, And Bing redeeming grace. 4 Then, while a voice of pardon .-peaks. The stonn is hushed, the morning breaks, The heaven- art- all Berene : Fresh verdure clothes the beauteous fields, Joy echoes from the distant hills, New wonders till the scene. 451 THE GOSPEL. 262 ^ s- and 6s* Hastings. BALM LNT GILEAD. 1 WHY should, gloomy thoughts arise, And darkness fill the mind? "Why that bosom heave with sighs, And yet no refuge find? Knowest thou not of Gilead's balm, Of the great Physician there, Who can every fear disarm, And save thee from despair ? 2 Still o'erwhelmed with floods of grief, And filled with sore dismay; Looking downward for relief, Without one cheering ray? Lift thy streaming eyes to heaven; There the great atonement see: All thy sin shall be forgiven; Believe, and thou art free. 3 He that for thy soul hath died, Invites thee now to come; He, the law hath satisfied, And can reverse thy doom; He hath suffered grief and shame, He hath shed His precious blood: Oh! believe in Jesus' name. And be at peace with God. Ogg 8s. and 7s. Montgomery. A FOUNTAIN OPENED. 1 COME to Calvary's holy mountain, Sinners ruined by the fall, Here a pure and healing fountain Flows for every thirsty soul, 452 w \ \ DER BBS l N \ I l BD In a full perpetual tide; < Opened when the Saviour died* 2 Gome in Borrow and contrition, Wounded, impotent, and Mind; Sere the guilty Beet remission; Sere the lost a refuge find. Il.-alth, this fountain will restore; lie that drinks shall thirst no more. 3 Come, ye dying, live for ever; T is a soul-reviving flood ; God is faithful; IK' will never Break IIi> covenant, sealed in blood; Signed when our Redeemer died, w^caled when lie was glorified. 264 L- ^ COLLYEK. THE WANDERS! INVITED TO RETURN. 1 RETFRN, () wanderer, return, And seek an injured Father's face: Those warm desires that in thee burn, Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 2 Return, 0 wanderer, return, And seek a Father's melting heart; His pitying eyes thy grief discern. His hand shall heal thine inward smart. 3 Return, <) wanderer, return. Thy Saviour bids thy spirit live; Go to II is bleeding feet, and learn How freely Jesus can forgive. 4 Return, 0 wanderer, return, And wipe away the falling tear : Tis God who says, "No longer mourn," 'Tis merev's voice invites thee near. REPENTANCE. REPENTANCE. 265 C- M- Watts. THE SINNER'S HEART OPENED. 1 "WHO is this stranger at the door, That would admission gain? I know He oft has knocked before, Still He has come again. 2 I find Him knocking at my heart, Though I've defied His will; He waits to act a gracious part, And all His truth fulfil. 3 Too long, alas ! I 've entertained A soul-destroying guest, "Who took possession of my heart, And all my powers oppressed. 4 But art Thou not the same that died, A sacrifice for sin? Then enter my polluted breast, And make me pure within. 5 That grace that I've so long abused I 'd willingly receive ; Dear Saviour, teach me how to pray, Lord, help me to believe ! 6 My hungry soul would now partake The banquet of Thy love ; That sacred flesh and blood of Thine, Foretaste of joys above. 266 L- M- C- Lesley. PRATER FOR THE CONTTNTJANCE OF THE SPIRIT. 1 STAY, Thou insulted Spirit, stay, Though I have done Thee such despite; 454 URGED. Cast not a sinner quite away, .\(.r take Thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I bare most unfaithful beeu Of all who e'er Thy grace received; rIYn thousand times Thy goodness Been, Ten thonsand t inn's Thy goodness grieved: 3 Yet Oh 1 the chief of sinners spare, In honour of my great High 1 'riist ; Nor in Thy righteous anger Bweai I shall uot Bee Thy people's rest. 4 1? yet Thou canst my sins forgive, E'en qow, <> Lord, relieve my woes; Into Thy rest of love receive. And bless me with Thy calm repose. 5 E'en now my weary soul release, And raise me by Thy gracious hand! Guide me into Thy perfect peace, And bring me to the promised land. 267 B. M. Watts. REPENTANCE URGED BY THE DIVINE GOODNESS. 1 IS this the kind return. Are these the thanks we owe ; Thus to abuse eternal love, "Whence all our blessings flow? 2 To what a stubborn frame. Hath sin reduced our mind! What strange rebellious wretches we, And God as strangely kind! 3 On us He bids the sun Shed his reviving rays; For us the skies their circles ran, To lengthen out our days. 455 REPENTANCE. 4 The brutes obey their God, And bow their necks to men: But we, more base, more brutish things, Reject His easy reign. 5 Turn, turn us, mighty God, And mould our souls afresh ; Break sovereign grace, these hearts of stone, And give us hearts of flesh. 6 Let base imgratitude Provoke our weeping eyes; And hourly, as new mercies fall, Let hourly thanks arise. 268 C- M« BeDDOME. CONVICTION. 1 DOTH God invite me to His arms, And do I still delay? Shall He impart His just commands, And I refuse t' obey? 2 Doth Jesus call me to rely Upon His righteousness, For safety bid me thither fly, And I despise His grace? 3 Hath not the Holy Spirit yet Withdrawn His influence? And do I still supinely sit, Immersed in earth and sense? 4 By mercy wooed, by wrath pursued, How sluggish I remain! Rouse up, my dull inactive powers, The heavenly prize to gain. 456 SEEK INQ PARDON. 269 L If. ( mux. BEKKQra PAKDOQf. l LORD, at Thy feel I prostrate fall; Oppressed with fears, to Thee I call: Reveal Thy pardoning love to me, And Bet my captive .spirit free. S Hast Thou not said: Seek ye My face! The invitation I embrace; I'll seek Thy face: Thy Spirit give! Oh! let me see Thy face, and live. 3 I'll seek Thy face with cries and tears, With secret sighs and fervent prayers; And, if not heard, 1 11 waiting And perish at my Saviour's feet. 4 I Jut canst Thou, Lord, behold my pain, And hid me seek Thy face in vain! Thou wilt not, canst not me deceive, The soul that seeks Thy face shall live. 270 CM. Wathl FAITH IN CHRIST FOR PARDON. 1 HOW sad our state by nature is! Our sin, how deep it stains! And Satan binds our captive minds Fast in his slavish chains. 2 But there 's a voice of sovereign grace Sounds fn,m the sacred word; Ho! ye despairing sinners, come, And trust upon the Lord. 3 My soul obeys tlf almighty call, And runs to this relief: I would believe Thy promise, Lord, Oh! help mine unbelief. 457 REPENTANCE. 4 To the dear fountain of Thy blood, Incarnate (rod, I fly : Here let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest dyv. 5 Stretch out Thine arm. victorious King, My reigning sins subdue : Drive the old dragon from his seat, With all his hellish crew. 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On Thy kind arms I fall : Be Thou my Strength and Bighteousness. Mv Jesus, and niv All ! »' > %i 271 fa Eaffles. PLEADING FOE MERC*. 1 SOVEREIGN Ruler. Lord of all, Prostrate at Thy feet I fall; Hear. Oh ! hear my ardent cry. Frown not, lest I faint and die. 2 Vilest of the sons of men. Worst of rebels, I have been ! Oft abused Thee to Thy face. Trampled on Thy richest grae ! 3 Justly might Thy vengeful dart Pierce this bleeding, broken heart; Justly might Thy kindled ire Blast me in eternal fire. 4 But with Thee there 's mercy found, Balm to heal my every wound ; Soothe. Oh ! soothe the troubled breast, Give the weary wanderer rest. 4:- i vli;a di x<; Fun U i:k< 5 , 272 L M- Cowree, PLEADING THE PROMISES. 1 FRIEND Of tin- friendless and the feint 1 Where can I Lodge my deep complaint 1 Where, but with Thee, whose open door Invite- the helpless sinner, poor! S Did ever mourner plead with Thee, And Thou refuse that mourner's pleat Does not the word Still fixed remain, That none shall seek Thy face in vainl 3 That were a grief I could not hear, Didst Thou not hear and answer prayer: 0 thou, prayer-hearing, answering God, Take from my heart this painful load. 273 7s. Newton. PLEADTNG AT THE MEKCY-SEAT. 1 COME, my soul, thy suit prepare, Jesus loves to answer prayer ; lie Himself has bid thee pray, Therefore, will not say thee nay. 2 Thou art coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring; For His grape and power are such, None can ever ask too much, 3 With my burden I begin : Lord, remove this load of sin ! Let Thy blood, for sinners spilled, Set my eonscience free from guilt. 4 Lord, I come to Thee for res! : Take possession of my breast; There Thy blood-bought right maintain, And without a rival reign. 4:.!» REPENTANCE. 5 "While I am a pilgrim here, Let Thy love my spirit cheer; As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, Lead me to my journey's end. 6 Show me what I have to do, Every hour my strength renew, Let me live a life of faith, Let me die Thy people's death. 274 8s. and 7s. Turner. PENITENT ENTREATY. 1 JESLTS, full of all compassion, Hear Thy humble suppliant's cry ; Let me know Thy great salvation, See, I languish, faint, and die. 2 Guilty, hut with heart relenting, Overwhelmed with helpless grief, Prostrate at Thy feet repenting, Send, Oh! send me quick relief! 3 "Whither should a wretch be flying, But to Him who comfort gives! "Whither, from the dread of dying, But to Him who ever lives? 4 Saved ! the deed shall spread new glory Through the shining realms above; Angels sing the pleasing story, All enraptured with Thy love. 275 C. M. Steele. THE NECESSITY OF RENEWING GRACE. 1 HOW helpless guilty nature lies, Unconscious of its load ! The heart unchanged can never rise To happiness and God. 460 81 \ N i:i:'s RESOLD i:. 2 The will perverse, the passions blind, In paths of ruin .stray : Reason debased can never find The safe, the narrow way. 3 Can aught beneath a power iin Hath like a mountain rose; I know Bis e«»urts, I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3 Prostrate I '11 lie before His throne, And there my guilt confess; 461 REPENTANCE. I'll tell Him I'm a wretch undone, Without His sovereign grace. 4 I'll to the gracious King approach, Whose sceptre pardon gives; Perhaps He may command my touch; And then the suppliant lives. 5 Perhaps He will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer; But if I perish, I will pray, And perish only there. 6 I can but perish if I go, I am resolved to try; For if I stay away, I know I must for ever die." 277 C. M. Steele. THE CONTRITE HEART. 1 O THOU, whose tender mercy hears Contrition's humble sigh; Whose hand, indulgent, wipes the tears From sorrow's weeping eye. 2 See, low before Thy throne of grace, A wretched wanderer mourn; Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face? Hast Thou not said "Return?" 3 And shall my guilty fears prevail To drive me from Thy feet? Oh ! let not this dear refuge fail, This only safe retreat! 4 Oh ! shine on this benighted heart, With beams of mercy shine ! And let Thine healing voice impart A taste of joys divine. -to 1 CONVICTION. 278 ' M- Dl I»1H,MK. in LP THOl mini. I m:i i-n i • 1 WHERE shall a wretched sinner lire. To ease bis wounded ><>ul I The Saviour cries, Believe in Me, Ami I will make thee whole. 2 Beli . e in Thee, my dearest Lord, Oh ! help mine unbelief, All needful grace do Thou afford, And Bend me quick relief. 3 Sprinkled with Thine atoning Mood, Let me at length appear Before the awful bar of God, And find acceptance there. 279 fa :lll,l 6s- Hastings. ( ONVKTTONT AM) BU AMISSION. 1 WHY sinks my Bonl desponding? Why till my eyes with tears. While nature all-surrounding The smile of beauty wears! Why burdened still with sorrow, Is every labouring thought I Eaeh vision that I borrow, With gloom and Badness fraught! 2 The pleasures that deceived me liy soul no more can charm. Of rest they have bereaved me, And filled me with alarm ; The objects, I have cherished, A re empty as the wind ; My earthly joys are peri-lied; What comfort shall I find I ±63 REPENTANCE. 3 If inward, still inquiring, I turn my searching eye, Or upward, now aspiring, I raise my feeble cry, ~No heavenly light is beaming To cheer my troubled breast, No ray of comfort gleaming To give my spirit rest. 4 Oh! from this dreadful anguish, Is there no refuge nigh? Tis guilt that makes me languish, And leaves me thus to die. I will renounce my folly Before the throne of grace; And make the Lord, most holy, My strength and righteousness. 280 c- M- HyI)E- SELF-CONDEMNED. 1 AH! what can I, a sinner, do With all my guilt oppressed? I feel the hardness of my heart, And conscience knows no rest. 2 Great God, Thy good and perfect law Does all my life condemn; The secret evils of my soul Fill me with fear and shame. 3 How many precious Sabbaths gone, I never can recall; And Oh! what cause have I to mourn, Who misimproved them all. 4 How long, how often have I heard, Of Jesus, and of heaven; Yet scarcely listened to His word. Or prayed to be forgiven. 464 . AT THE CROSS 5 ( lonstrain me, Lard, to tarn to Thee, And grant renewing graa ; For Thoa this flinty hear! canal break, And Thine shall be the pra 281 0.. It Watts. BUBRENDBB a i THE 0X068. 1 ALAS: and did my Saviour l»leed, And did my Sovereign chef Did Be devote that sacred head, For such a worm as I j 2 Was it for crimes that I had done, Ee groaned npou the tree I Amazing pity! grace unknown, Ami love beyond degree. 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut hie glories in ; When Christ, the Prince of Glory, died, For man, the creature's sin. 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While II is dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 5 But floods of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe; Here, Lord, I give myself away, Tis all that I can do. 282 CM. Waits. SORROW FOR BIN, AT THE CROS8. 1 Oil! U my soul was funned for wo, Bow would I vent my Bighs, Repentance should, like rivers, flow From both mv streaming ej 20* 4G5 REPENTANCE. 2 'T was for my sins, my dearest Lord, Hung on the cursed tree, And groaned away a dying life, For thee, my soul, for thee. 3 Oh ! how I hate those sins of mine That shed the Saviour's blood ; That pierced and nailed His sacred flesh Fast to the fatal wood. 4 Yes, my Kedeemer, they shall die; My heart hath so decreed; Nor will I spare the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed. 5 While with a melting, broken heart, My murdered Lord I view, I'll raise revenge against my sins, And slay the murderers too. 283 S. M. C. Wesley. A PRAYER FOR PENITENCE. 1 OH! that I could repent, With all my idols part, And to Thy gracious eye present An humble, contrite heart. 2 A heart with grief oppressed At having grieved my God, A troubled heart that cannot rest, Till sprinkled with Thy blood. 3 Jesus, on me bestow The penitent desire: With deep sincerity of wo My thoughtless breast inspire. 4 With softening pity look And melt my hardness down ; Strike, with Thy love's effectual stroke, And break this heart of stone. 4:66 CON] B88IO 284 L- M- sikhn... ETFEBSIOH 0] BIN. 1 ALAS, alas! how blind I've been, How Little of myself I Ve seen ! Sportive 1 sailed the sensnaJ tide, Thoughtless of God, whom I defied. 2 ( >ft have I heard of heaven and hell, Where bliss and woe eternal dwell; But mocked the threats of truth divine, And scorned the place where angels shin*'. 3 My heart has long refused the blood Of Jesus, the descending God; And guilty passion boldly broke The holy law which Heaven had spoke. 4 Tli' alluring world controlled my choice; When conscience spoke, I hushed its voice: Securely laughed along the road. Which hapless millions first had trod. 5 But now, tli' almighty God comes near And tills my soul with awful fear, Fear, leaf I sink to endless pain, Nor hear the voice of joy again. 285 C.M. 8. Stknnf/it. A PKN1TKNT AT JESUS3 FEET. 1 PEOSTRATE, dear Jesus! at Thy fi A guilty rebel Lies: And upward to the mercy-seat Presumes to lift hi> eyes. 2 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe. Tears should from both my weeping i In ceaseless torrents flow. 467 REPENTANCE. 3 But no such sacrifice I plead, To expiate my guilt; No tears but those which Thou hast shed; No blood, but Thou hast spilt. 4 Think of Thy sorrows, dearest Lord! And all my sins forgive: Justice will well approve the word That bids the sinner live. 036 S. M. C.Wesley. SEARCH ME AND TRY ME. 1 AH ! whither should I go, Burdened, and sick, and faint? To whom should I my troubles show, And pour out my complaint? 2 My Saviour bids me come: Ah ! why do I delay? He calls the weary sinners home; And yet from Him I stay. 3 What is it keeps me back, From which I cannot part, Which will not let the Saviour take Possession of my heart? 4 Some wicked thing unknown Must surely lurk within; Some idol which I do not own, Some secret bosom sin. 5 Jesus, the hindrance show, Which I have feared to see: And make me now consent to know What keeps me back from Thee. 6 Searcher of hearts! in mine Thy trying power display; Into its darkest corners shine, And take the veil away. 4:0 5 PRAYBB POB PARDON. 287 Bi M. W KITN AM' Ki < OVIST. 1 II()W ]i.;i\\ ifl the night, That hailgfl upon our < Till Christ with IIi> reviving lielf-al»a.M-inent fall; A \ ill-, :i helpless worm, I lie, And Tlt"U, my God, art all in all. \ Dearer, tar dearer to my heart, Than all the joys thai earth can give; From fame, from wealth, from friends I'd part, Beneath Thy countenance to live. '• And when, in smiling friendship dressed, Death bids me quit this mortal frame, Gently reclined on Jesus' breast, My latest breath shall bless 1 1 is name. 6 Then my unfettered soul Bhall rise, And ><>ar above yon >tarry spheres, Join the full chorus of the skie>. And sing Thy praise through endless years. 294 T md • C. Wesley. PLEADING K)B GRACE. 1 AVRET( IIED, helpless, and distressed, Ah! whither shall I fly! Ever panting after rest, Where shall I turn mine eye? Naked, sick, and poor, and blind, Bound in sin and misery : Friend of Binners, let me find My help, my all in Thee. 2 Jesus, full of truth and grace, Oh ! hoar my sad complaint ; Be the wanderer's resting place, A cordial for the faint : 473 REPENTANCE. ?Iake me rich, for I am poor; Let me now Thy presence find; To the dying, health restore, And eyesight to the blind. 3 Fill my sonl with heavenly grace, With pure humility : Clothe me with Thy righteousness; Endue my heart with Thee; Let Thine image be restored ; Let me Thy forgiveness prove; Fill me with Thy fulness. Lord, For boundless is Thy love. 295 7s. Hasting. DEEP CONTRITION. 1 JESUS, save my dying soul, Make the broken spirit whole: Humbled in the dust I lie; Saviour, leave me not to die. 2 Jesus, full of every grace, Xow reveal Thv smiling face : Grant the joy of sin forgiven. Foretaste of the bliss of heaven. 3 All my guilt to Thee is known. Thou art righteous. Thou alone; All my help is from Thy cross; All beside I count but loss. 4 Lord, in Thee I now believe : "vTilt Thou, wilt Thou not forgive? Helpless at Thy feet I lie; Saviour, leave me not to die. 474: I ONV BRS ION. CONVERSION. 296 L- M- Watts. JOT IN iik.wi H "Vi B a KiiTMiNi- mn.m.i:. 1 Who can describe the joys that rise Through all the courta of paradise, To see s prodigal return, T<> see an heir of glory born ! 2 With joy the Father doth approve The fruit of His eternal love: The Sod with joy looks down, and sees The purchase of Hi> agonic b. 3 The Spirit takes delight, to view The holy soul He funned anew ; And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their King. 297 0, ML Xeepham. .TOV OVER BUT ONE CONVERT. 1 OH ! how divine, how sweet the joy, When but one sinner turns. And with an humble broken heart, His sins and errors mourn- 1 2 Pleased with the news, the saints below In songs their tongue- employ; . Beyond the skies the tidings And heaven is tilled with joy. 3 "Well pleased, the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner's moan; Jesus receives him in IIi> arms. And claims him for His own. 475 CONVERSION. 4 Nor angels can their joy contain, But kindle with new fire: "The sinner lost is found," they sing, And strike the sounding lyre. 298 c. m. Wilks. PRISONERS OF HOPE. 1 WHEN first my dangerous state I saw, And knew not where to run ; I fled from God's avenging law, To duties I had done. 2 But these, alas ! I quickly found Afforded no defence ; For threatening vengeance burst around, And drove my soul from thence. 3 Cut off from every legal hope, And sinking in despair, I turned mine eyes to Calvary's top, And saw a refuge there. 4 Jesus, the Saviour, cried aloud, Prisoners of hope, come in ! There's peace and safety in My blood, From vengeance and from sin. 5 I entered this stronghold in haste, And found myself secure; And from a sense of mercies past. I learn to trust Him more. 299 L- M. Watts. RENOUNCING THE WORLD. 1 I SEND the joys of earth away, Away, ye tempters of the mind! False as the smooth, deceitful sea, And empty as the whistling wind. 476 LOOKING TO OH RIST. 2 Your stream! were floating me along, Down to tin- gulf of dark despair: And, while I listened to your song, Your streams had e'en conveyed me there. 8 Lord! I adore Thy matchless gra Thai warned me of that dark abyss: That drew me from those treacherous seas, And bade me seek superior bliss. 4 Now to the shining realms above, I Btretcfa my bands and lift mine eyes; Ob ! for the pinions of a dove, To bear me to the upper skies. 5 There, from the bosom of my God, Oceans of endless pleasure roll; There would I fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. 300 C- M. BURNHAM. LORD, REMKMBER ME. 1 JESUS, Thou art the sinner's Friend ; As such I look to Thee ; Now, in the fulness of Thy love, 0 Lord, remember me. 2 Remember Thv pure word of grace, Remember Calvary ; Remember all Thv dying groans, And, then, remember me. 3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God, 1 yield myself to Thee; While Thou art sitting on Thy throne, Dear Lord, remember me. 4 Lord, I am guilty, I am vile, But Thv salvation's free; 477 CONVERSION. Then, in Thine all-abounding grace, Dear Lord, remember me. 5 And, when I close my eyes in death, When creature-helps all flee, Then, O my dear Redeemer-God, I pray, remember me. 301 C. M. Beddome. GIVING UP ALL FOR CHRIST. 1 AND must I part with all I have, Jesus, my Lord, for Thee? This is my joy, since Thou hast done Much more than this for me. 2 Yes, let it go ! one look from Thee Will more than make amends For all the losses I sustain Of credit, wealth, or friends, 3 Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives, How worthless they appear, Compared with Thee, supremely good, Divinely bright and fair! 4 Saviour of souls, while I from Thee A single smile obtain ; Though destitute of all things else, I'll glory in my gain! 302 C- P- M- MoKE- THE WORLD RENOUNCED. 1 I QUIT the world's fantastic joys, Her honours are but idle toys, Her bliss an empty shade; Like meteors in the midnight sky, That glitter for a while and die, Her glories flash and fade. 47* BEAR] SG THB CR08 2 Lei fools for riches strive and toil, Lei greedy minds divide the spoil, T is all too mean foi DM | A.bove the earth, above the skit-. Mv bold aspiring wishes rise, Mv God, to heaven and Thee. 3 O Source of glory, life, and love. When to Thy courts I mount above, On contemplation's win I look with pity and disdain On all the pleasures 6f the vain, On all the pomps of kings. 4 Thy beanties rising in my sight, Divinely sweet, divinely bright, With raptures till my breast; Though robbed of all my earthly store, With Thee I never can be poor, But must be ever blessed. 303 C. M. Needham. BEARING THE CROSS. 1 ASHAMED of Christ ! my soul disdains The mean, ungenerous thought; Shall I disown that Friend, whose blood To man salvation brought I 2 With the glad news of love and peace, From heaven to earth He came; For us endured the painful cross, For us despised the shame. 3 At His command, we must take up Our cross without delay ; Our lives, yea, thousand lives of ours, His love can ne'er repay. 470 CONVERSION. 4 Each faithful sufferer, Jesus views With infinite delight; Their lives to Him are dear; their deaths Are precious in His sight. 5 To bear His name, His cross to bear, Our highest honour this! Who firmly suffers for Him now, Shall reign with Him in bliss. 6 But should we, in the evil day, From our profession fly, Jesus, the Judge, before the world The traitors will deny. 304 C. M. Nbwtoh, SUBDUED BY THE CROSS. 1 IN" evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopped my wild career. 2 I saw one hanging on a tree, In agonies and blood ; He fixed His languid eyes on me, As near His cross I stood. 3 Oh ! never till my latest breath, Shall I forget that look ; It seemed to charge me with His death Though not a word He spoke. 4 My conscience felt and owned the guilt, It plunged me in despair; I saw, my sins His blood had spilt, And helped to nail Him there. 5 A second look He gave, that said, "I freely all forgive; This blood is for thy ransom paid, I die that thou may est live." 480 v i EL DING A LL TO CU I; 1ST. t; Thus, while His death mv >\m displays In all its blackest hue; Such i> thr mystery «>t' grace. It seals 1 1 1 \- pardon too. 305 ILM- Kl11' M AMISSION. 1 COME my Redeemer, come, And deign to dwell with me, Come, and Thy right assume, And hid Thy rival> flee ! Come, my Redeemer, quickly come. And make my heart, Thy lasting home. 2 Exert Thy mighty power, And banish all my sin; In this auspicious hour, Bring all Thy graces in; Come, my Redeemer, quickly come, And make my heart, Thy lasting home. 3 Rule Thou in every thought And passion of my soul, Till all my powers are brought Beneath Thy full control : Come, my Redeemer, quickly come, And make my heart, Thy lasting home. 4 Then shall my days be Thine, And all my heart be love. And joy and peace be mine. Such as are known above: Come, my Redeemer, quickly come, And make my heart, Thy lasting home. 21 481 CONVERSION. 306 C. M. Newton. PEACE RETURNING. 1 OH! speak that gracious word again, And cheer my drooping heart! No voice but Thine can soothe my pain, And bid my fears depart. 2 And wilt Thou still vouchsafe to own A worm so vile as I? And may I still approach Thy throne, And Abba, Father, cry? 3 My Saviour, by His powerful word, Hath turned my night to day; And all those heavenly joys restored, Which I had sinned away. 4 Dear Lord! I wonder and adore: Thy grace is all divine: Oh! keep me, that I sin no more Against such love as Thine. 307 L- M. Steele. ENTIRE CONSECRATION. 1 NOW I resolve with all my heart, With all my powers to serve the Lord ; Nor from. His ways will I depart, Whose service is a rich reward. 2 Oh! be this service all my joy! Around let my example shine; Till others love the blessed employ, And join in labours so divine. 3 Be this the purpose of my soul, My solemn, my determined choice, To yield to His supreme control, And in His kind commands rejoice. 4*2 OLD Tin HQS r L88ED AWAY. 4 oh: "M»y I norer bint nor tire Nor .wandering, leave III, sacred vays; (•>•,,,! Qodl aoeept mv sonl's desire And give me strength to live Thy praise. 308 cut i.. OLD THINGS PASSKI) AWAY. 1 LET earthly minds the world pursue, It lias no charms for me; Once I admired fa trifles too, But grace hath set me free. i Its visions can no longer please, Nor happiness afford : Far from my heart be joys like these, lor I have seen the Lord, 3 As by the light of opening day, The stars are all concealed ; So earthly pleasures fade away, When Jesus is revealed. 4 Creatures no more divide my choice, I bid them all depart; His name, His love, His gracious voice, Have fixed my roving heart. 5 And may I hope that Thou wilt own A worthless worm like me \ Bear Lord, I would be Thine alone, And wholly live to Thee. 309 8s. and 7s. Wwgeove. A MIRACLE OF GRACE. 1 HAIL, my ever blessed Jesus, Only Thee T wish to sing; To my soul Thy name is precious, Thou my Prophet, Priest, and Kin-. o 483 CONVERSION. 2 Oh ! what mercy flows from heaven, Oh! what joy and happiness! Love I much? I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. 3 Once, with Adam's race in ruin, Unconcerned in sin I lay ; Swift destruction still pursuing, Till my Saviour passed that way. 4 Witness, all ye hosts ot heaven, My Redeemer's tenderness! Love I much ? I 've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. 5 Shout, ye bright angelic choir; Praise the Lamb enthroned above; While, astonished, I admire God's free grace and boundless love. 6 That blessed moment I received Him, Filled my soul with joy and peace; Love I much? I've much forgiven, I 'm a miracle of grace. 310 L. M. Kelly. DISTINGUISHING GllACE ACKNOWLEDGED. 1 I HEAR a voice that comes from far; From Calvary it sounds abroad ; It soothes my soul, and calms my fear: It speaks of pardon bought with blood. 2 And is it true that many fly The sound that bids my soul rejoice; And rather choose in sin to die, Than turn an ear to mercy's voice ? 484 CHOOSING GOD'S PEOPLE. 8 Alas! for those, the day is Dear, When mercy will be heard do more; Then will they ask in vain to hear The voice, they would not hear before. 4 With such, I own, I once appeared, Bui DOW I know how great their loss; For sweeter sounds were never heard Than mercy utters from the cross. 5 But let me not forget to own. That it" I (litter anght from those, Tis due to sovereign grace alone, That oft selects its proudest foes. 7s. Montgomery. 1 PEOPLE of the living God ! I have sought the world around, Paths of Bin and sorrow trod, Peace and comfort no where found : Nowr to you my spirit turns, Turns, a fugitive unblessed ; Brethren, where your altar bums, Oh ! receive me into rest. 2 Lonely I no longer roam, Like the cloud, the wind, the wave, Where you dwell shall be my home, Where you die shall be my grave: Mine the God whom you adore, Your "Redeemer shall be mine : Earth can rill my Soul no more, Every idol I resign. 485 CONVERSION. 312 8s- ancl ?s. Grant. FORSAKING ALL, TO FOLLOW CHRIST. 1 JESUS, I my cross have taken, All to leave, and follow Thee; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my All shalt be, Perish, every fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped, or known; Yet how rich is my condition ! God, and heaven, are still my own. 2 Let the world despise, and leave me; They have left my Saviour too; Human hearts and looks deceive me, Thou art not like them untrue; And whilst Thou shalt smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might. Foes may hate, and friends disown me, Show Thy face, and all is bright. 3 Go then, earthly fame and treasure, Come, disaster, scorn and pain; In Thy service, pain is pleasure, With Thy favour loss is gain. I have called Thee Abba, Father, I have set my heart on Thee: Storms may howl, and clouds may gather, All must work for good to me. 4 Man may trouble and distress me, 'Twill but drive me to Thy breast; Life with trials hard may press me, Heaven will bring me sweeter rest. Oh! 'tis not in grief to harm me; While Thy love is left to me; Oh! 'twere not in joy to charm me, Were that jov unmixed with Thee. 480 Til B W.\ V T<» EION. 5 Soul, then knew thy fall salvation; Rise o'er Bin, and fear, and can-; Joy to find in every station, Something Mill to do or bear. Think what Spirit dwells within thee; Think what Father's smiles are thine; Think that Jesus died t<> win thee; Child of heaven, canst thou repine! «'» Baste thee on from grace to glory, Armed by faith, ami winged by prayer, Heaven's eternal day's before thee, GkKl's own hand shall guide thee there. Soon shall close thy earthly mis-ion, S. .< ,ti shall ]>a>s thy pilgrim days; Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. 313 C. M. DODDRIDGE. .i.\ <; mi: way to zion. 1 IX or IRE, ye pilgrims, for the way That leads to /ion's hill, And thither set your steady face, With a determined wilL 2 Invite the strangers all around, i onr pious march to join; And spread the sentiments you feel Of faith and love divine. 3 Oh! eome, and to His temple haste, And seek His favour there; Before Bis footstool humbly how, And pour your fervent prayer. 4 Oh! eome, and join your souls to God, In everlasting hands; Accept the blessings He bestows, With thankful hearts and hands. 4^7 CONVERSION. 314 c- M- Dwight. DELIVERANCE FROM EVIL COMPANIONS. 1 THE giddy world with flattering tongue, Had charmed my soul astray, And lured my heedless feet to death, Along the flowery way. 2 My heart, with agonizing prayer, Besought the Lord to save; Unseen He seized my trembling hand, And brought me from the grave. 3 He broke the charm, which drew my feet To darkness and the dead; From lips profane, and tongues impure, With quivering steps I fled. 4 Homeward I flew to find my God, And seek His face divine ; Restored to peace, to hope, to life, To Zion's friends, and mine. 315 c. m. PENITENTIAL GRATITUDE. 1 RISE, O my soul, the hours review, When awed by guilt and fear, To heaven for grace thou durst not sue, And found no rescue here: 2 Thy tears are dried, thy griefs are fled, Dispelled each bitter care; For heaven itself hath lent its aid, To save thee from despair. 3 Hear, then, O God! Thy work fulfil, And, from Thy mercy's throne, Vouchsafe me strength to do Thy will, And to resist mine own. 488 NOT \ SB A M BD OF .1 E8U8 i Bo shall my soul cadi power employ Thy mercy to adoi While Heaven itself proclaims with J03 . u( me pardoned .-inner more I" 316 L- G£, Livingstone. THE I «'N\ i BT,fl ORATE I I. a. kn<>\vi.i i».,mi n t. 1 M "i -.nl, with humble fervour raise To God the voice of grateful praise, A 1 1 < 1 every mental power combine, To bless Hi- attributes divine. 9 Dee], on inv heart let memory trace IIi> acts of mercy and of grace ; Who, with a Father's tender care. Saved me when sinking in despair; 3 Gave my repentant soul to prove The joy of His forgiving love; Pomvd balm into my bleeding breast, And led my weary feet to rest. 317 L M. Grfgo. NOT ASHAMED OF JESUS. 1 JESUS] and shall it ever he, A mortal man ashamed of Thee 1 Ashamed of Thee, whom angels pn Whose glories shine through endless days. 2 Ashamed of Jesus 1 sooner far Let evening blush to own a star: He sheds the beams of light divine o'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Ashamed o\' Jcmis! just as soon Let midnight he ashamed of noon; Tis midnight with my soul, till He, Bright morning Star, bid darkness flee. -' 489 CONVERSION. 4 Ashamed of Jesus! that dear friend, On whom my hopes of heaven depend! No! when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere His name. 5 Ashamed of Jesus! yes I may When I've no guilt to wash away, No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fear to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then, nor is my boasting vain, Till then I boast a Saviour slain! And Oh! may this my glory be, That Christ is not ashamed of me! 318 L- M- Doddridge. SELF-DEDICATION. 1 O HAPPY day, that fixed my choice On Thee, my Saviour, and my God! Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad. 2 O happy bond, that seals my vows To Him, who merits all my love! Let cheerful anthems fill His house, While to that sacred shrine I move. 3 'Tis done: the great transaction's done, I am my Lord's, and He is mine: He drew me and I followed on, Charmed to confess the voice divine, 4 Now rest, my long-divided heart, Fixed on this blissful centre, rest; Witli ashes who would grudge to part, When called on angels' bread to feast! 5 High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear, Till in life's latest hour I bow, And bless in death a bond so dear. 490 i:v QBA6E. 319 L. M. Doii ll's ( '..ii.. B1 QRA< i ^ i aki BAl i i>. l SELF-RIGHTEOUS bouIs on works rely, And boasl their moral dignity ; Bui when I li>p a Bong of praise, Grace ia tin- note my soul shall raise. S Twas grace that quickened me when dead, And grace my son] to Jesus Led ; Ghrace brings me pardon for my sin; Tis grace subdues my Lusts within, 3 Tis grace, thai sweetens every cross, Tis grace supports in every 1" In Jesus1 grace my soul is strong; Grace is my hope, and Christ my song. 4 Tis grace defends when danger's near; By grace alone I persevere; Tis grace constrains my soul to love; Free grace is all they sing above. 5 Tims, ft is alone of grace I boast, And 'tis alone in grace I trust; For all that's past, grace is my theme; For what's to come, 'tis still the same. 0 Through endless years, of grace I'll sing, Adore and bless my heavenly King; I'll cast my crown before His throne, And shout free grace to Him alone. 320 8. M- Doddridge. SALVATION BY QBACB. 1 GRACE1 'tis a charming sound; Harmonious to the ear! I Ira ven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 491 CONVERSION. 2 Grace first contrived the way, To save rebellious man; And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace led my roving feet To tread the heavenly road; And new supplies each hour I meet, While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. 321 C. M. Xewtox. TRIUMPHS OF GRACE. 1 AMAZING grace! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 2 'T was grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear. The hour I first believed! 3 Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures; He will my Shield and Portion be, As long as life endures. 5 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease; 492 B V QRA< B, .ill possess within the veil, A life of joy ami peace, ♦ ; There, joys unseen by mortal eyes, ( )r reason's feeble raj , In eyer-blooming proepeetfl rise. Unconscious of decay. 7 Then now, on Paith'fl suhlimest Wing, Let ardenl wishes rise, To those bright scenes, where pleasnres spring Immortal in the skie>. 322 0. M. EosKDre, 1 LORD, we adore Thy matchless waj In bringing Bonis to Thee; We Bing and shont eternal praise, For grace ><> full and \'v<-v. 2 u What must I do," the jailer cries, "To save my ranking Bonlf" "Believe in Christ,'1 the Word replies, "Thy faith shall make thee whole.'1 3 Our works are all the works of Bin, Our nature quite depraved ; Jeans ilone can make us clean; By grace are sinner- saved. 4 " Believe, believe," the gospel cries, " This is the living way:" From faith in Christ our hopes ari And shine t<> perfect day. ne, sinners, then, the Saviour trust, To wash you in Sis blood : To change yonr hearts, scbdne your lust. And bring yon home to God. ±93 CONVERSION. 323 L. M. Hoskins. TO LIVE IS CHRIST. 1 LET thoughtless thousands choose the road That leads the soul away from God; This happiness, dear Lord, be mine, To live and die entirely Thine. 2 On Christ, by faith, my soul would live, From Him, my life, my all receive: To Him devote my fleeting hours: Serve Him alone with all my powers. S Christ is my everlasting all, To Him I look, on Him I call; He every want will well supply, In time, and through eternity. 4 Soon will the Lord, my life, appear; Soon shall I end my trials here; Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain; To live is Christ, to die is gain. 324 L. M. Steele. NONE BUT CHRIST. / 1 THOU only Sovereign of my heart, My Refuge, my almighty Friend: And can my soul from Thee depart, On whom alone my hopes depend? 2 Whither, ah! whither shall I go, A wretched wanderer from my Lord? Can this dark world of sin and woe, One glimpse of happiness afford? 3 Thy name my inmost powers adore; Thou art my Life, my Joy, my Care; Depart from Thee! 'tis death, 'tis more, 'Tis endless ruin, deep despair! 494 ( BR] ST] \ \ OH a B \< ti:i;. \ Low at Thy feel my soul would lie Bere Bafety dwells, and peace divine; Still lei me live beneath Thine i ■;. For life, eternal life, is Thine CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. 325 L. M. B. Sn am it. amouiAira na sons of god. 1 NOT Jill the noblefl of the earth, Who boast the honours of their birth, Such real dignity can claim Afl those who hear the Christian name. 2 To them the privilege is given To be the mhis and heirs of heaven; Son- of the God who reigns on high, And heirs of joy beyond the sky. S On them, a happy, chosen race, Their Father pours His richest grace: To them His counsels He imparts, And stamps I lis image on their hearts. 4 Their infant-cries, their tender age, lli> pity and His love engage: He clasps them in Hifl arms, and there Secure- them with parental care. 5 His will TTe makes them early know, And teaches their young feet to go; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts Tlis precepts hinds. 405 CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. 6 When through temptations they rebel, His chastening rod He makes them feel; Then, with a Father's tender heart. He soothes the pain and heals the smart. 7 Their daily wants His hands supply, Their steps He guards with watchful eye; Leads them from earth to heaven above, And crowns them with eternal love. 8 If I've the honour, Lord, to be One of this numerous family; On me the gracious gift bestow, To call Thee Abba, Father, too. 9 So may my conduct ever prove My filial piety and love; Whilst all my brethren clearly trace Their Father's likeness in my face. 326 c. m. Cowper. SELF-RIGHTEOUSraSS RENOUNCED. 1 NO strength of nature can suffice To serve the Lord aright ; And what she has, she misapplies, For want of clearer light. 2 How long beneath the law I lay In bondage and distress! 1 toiled the precept to obey, But toiled without success. 3 Then all my servile works were done, A righteousness to raise ; Now freely chosen in the Son, I freely choose His ways. 49fi 1 \ION TO CHRIST. 4 To Bee the law by Christ fulfilled, Ami luar Bis pardoning voice, Will change ■ slave into a child, Ami duty into choice. 0 "What Bhall I do," was mice the word, "That I may worthier growr1 "What shall I render to the Lord?" Is my enquiry now. 6 I've seen how great my misery is, Ami mourned my helpless case; I've found in Christ a righteousness, And praise Uini for His grace, 327 S. M. Doddriim;i ■:. UNION TO CHRIST. 1 DEAR Saviour, we are Thine By everlasting bands; Our names, our hearts, we would resign, And souls, into Thy hands. 2 Accepted for Thy sake, And justified by faith, We of Thy righteousness partake, And find in Thee our life. 3 To Thee we still would cleave, With ever growing zeal ; If millions tempt us Christ to leave, Oh ! let them ne'er prevail. 4 Thy Spirit shall unite Our Bonis to Thee our Head ; Shall form ns to Thy image bright. That we Thy paths may tread. 497 CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. 5 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay ; But love shall keep us near Thy side, Through all the gloomy way. 6 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt or fear? Since He in heaven hath fixed His throne, He '11 fix His members there. 328 L- M- KET- ONE WITH CHRIST. 1 'TWIXT Jesus and the chosen race, Subsists a bond of sovereign grace, That hell, with its infernal train, Shall ne'er dissolve, nor rend in twain. 2 Hail, sacred union, firm and strong ! How great the grace ! how sweet the song ! That worms of earth should ever be One with incarnate Deity. 3 One in the tomb, one when He rose, One when He triumphed o'er His foes; One when in heaven He took His seat, While seraphs sung all hell's defeat. 4 This sacred tie forbids their fears, For all He is, or has, is theirs ; With Him their Head, they stand or fall, Their Life, their Surety, and their All. 329 % M' ZlNZENDORF. THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 1 LORD, Thy imputed righteousness, My beauty is, my glorious dress; 'Midst flaming worlds in this arrayed, With joy shall I lift up mv head. 498 HOLINESS. •j Winn from the dust of death I rise, To take my mansion io the Bkies; E'en then shall this be all m\ plea, "Jesus hath lived and died for nit." ;; Bold Bhall I Btand in thai great day, For who aught to my charge Bhall Iay1 ^ While through Thy Mood absolved I am, Prom Bin's tremendous curse an. I shame. \ Thus Abraham, the friend of God, Tims all the armies boughl with blood, \\\ faith on Thee alone relied, And in the Lord were justified. 5 This spotless robe the Bame appears, When ruined nature sinks in yean: No age can change its glorious hue, The rube of Christ is ever new. «; Oli! let the dead now hear Thy voice! Bid, Lord, Thy mourning ones rejoice; Their beauty this, their glorious dress, "Jesus, the Lord our Righteousness/'' 330 C. M. Watts. - \.WTIFn;i> IN' CTTRIST. 1 NOT the malicious or profane. The wanton or the proud, Xor thieves, nor slanderers, shall obtain The kingdom of our God. 2 Surprising grace! and BUch were we By nature and by sin; Heirs of immortal misery, Unholy and unclean. 3 But we are washed in Jesus' blood, We're pardoned through His name; kAnd the good Spirit of on* God Hath sanctified our frame. 499 CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. 4 OL! for a persevering power, To keep Thy just commands! We would defile our hearts no more, JSo more pollute our hands. 331 L. M. Watts. PREDESTINATED TO BE SONS. 1 JESUS, we bless Thy Father's name; Thy God and ours are both the same; What heavenly blessings from His throne Flow down to sinners through His Son! 2 "Christ be my first elect," He said, Then chose our souls in Christ our Head; Before He gave the mountains birth, Or laid foundations for the earth. 3 Thus did eternal love begin To raise us up from death and sin; Persons and characters decreed, Blameless in love, a holy seed. 4 Predestinated to be sons; Born by degrees, but chose at once; A new regenerated race; To praise the glory of His grace. 5 With Christ our Lord, we share our part In the affections of His heart; Nor shall our souls be thence removed Till He forgets His first beloved. 332 S. M. Watts. THE SONS OF GOD. 1 BEHOLD what wondrous grace The Father has bestowed On sinners of a mortal race, To call them sons of God ! 500 - !.« U i; fcD BY PROM l>i:. 2 T ifl no surprising thing, Thai we should be unknown ; The Jewish world knew not their King, Pa ererlasting Boil 8 Nor doth it yet appear How groaj we must be made; Hut when we Bee our Bayiour there We .-hull be like OUT Head. 4 A hope so much divine Ma\ trials well endure; May purge oar souls from .-en&e and sin, Afl Christ the Lord is pure. 5 It' in my Father's love, I share a filial part, Send down Thy Spirit, like a dove, To rest upon my heart 6 We would no longer lie. Like .-laves, beneath the throne; Our faith shall Abba. Father, cry, And Thou the kindred own. 333 lis. KXSSEDX TIIK PROMISES PBEOTOU8. 1 HOW firm a foundation, ye sainta of the Lord, I- laid for your faith in His excellent word! What more oan He say than to you He hath said, Who unto the Saviour for refuge have fled I '2 " Fear not, I am with thee, Oh! be not dismayed; For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid : I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand. Upheld by My righteou^ omnipotent hand. 501 CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. 3 When through the deep waters I eall thee to go, The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow ; For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace all sufficient shall be thy supply ; The flame shall not hurt thee ; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5 E'en down to old age, all My people shall prove My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love ; And then, when grey hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne. 6 The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I wTill not desert to his foes ; That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake, I'll never — no, never — no, never forsake." 334 8s. Hart. THE LIFE OF FAITH. 1 THE moment a sinner believes, And trusts in his crucified Lord, His pardon at once he receives, Eedemption in full through His blood. 2 The Christian is dead, yet he lives, His life is with Christ, hid in God, This life now from Christ he derives, And he lives by faith in his Lord. 3 Though thousands and thousands of foes Against him in malice unite, Their rage he through Christ can oppose, Led forth by the Spirit to fight. CHOSEN IN CHBI8T. 4 The faith, thai unites to the Lamb, And brings Bach salvation as this, I- more than mere fancy or name; The work of God'fl Spirit it [a 5 It Bays t«> the mountains "depart,'' Thai Btaud betwixl God and the bouI; It binds U}) the broken in heart. The wounded in conscience makes whole. 6 Christ lives by His Spirit in them, Whose hearts are renewed by grace; And they, by their faith, live in Him, A life of pure joy, love and peace. 335 7s. CHOSEN IX CHRIST. Haweis. 1 GOD'S own promise standeth sure; Saints shall to the end endure; Safely will the Shepherd keep Those lie purchased for His sheep: 2 Known to Him before the sun First began its course to run, Chosen, called from above, Objects of eternal love. 3 Put Thy seal upon each heart; Thy blessed image, Lord impart; All Thyself in us reveal. We the clay and Thou the seal. 4 Every evil, Lord, snbdne; Make ns to our duty true; Then from base affections free; Dead to sin, we 'll live to Thee. 503 CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. 336 C. M. Beddomk. CHRIST IS MINE. 1 *k IF Christ is mine," then all is mine, And more than angels know ; Both present things and things to come, And grace and glory too. 2 "If Christ is mine," then though He frown, He never will forsake ; His chastisements all work for good, And but His love bespeak. 3 "If Christ is mine," I need not fear The rage of earth and hell ; He will support my feeble frame, And all their power repel. 4 "If Christ is mine," let friends forsake, And earthly comforts nee; He, the Dispenser of all good, Is more than these to me. 5 "If Christ is mine," I'll fearless pass Through death's tremendous vale, He'll be my comfort and my stay, When heart and flesh shall fail. 6 Let Christ assure me, " I am thine," I nothing want beside; My soul shall at the fountain live, When all the streams are dried. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 337 8s. De Feecry. LONGING FOR HEAVEN. 1 YE angels, who stand round the throne, And view my Immanuel's face, In rapturous songs make Him known, Tune, tune your soft harps to His praise : 504- G i: \'l l.l 0 I. RECOLXECT.IOK . Hr formed yon the spirits you ire, happy, bo noble, to g 1 ; When others rani down in despair, Confirmed bj His power, ye Btood. 2 Ye saints, who stand nearer than tl And cast yonr bright crowns at His feet, His grace and Hi> glory display, And all His rich mercies repeat : He snatched yon from hell and the grave, Hr ransomed from death and despair: For yon Be was mighty to save, Almighty to bring yon safe there. 3 Ohl when will the moment appear, When I shall unite in yonr song! I'm weary of lingering here, While I to your Saviour belong: I'm fettered, and chained here in clay, I straggle and pant to be free; I long to l)f soaring away, My God and niv Saviour to see. 4 I long to ]>nt on my attire. Washed white in the Mood of the Lamb; 1 long to be one of yonr choir, And tune my BWeet harp to Hi;, name; I long, Ohl I long to be then-. Where sorrow and Bin bid adieu ; 1 our joy and your friendship to .share, To wonder, and worship with yon. 338 8s. and 7s. Robinson. OKATI.ITI. KK( OLLECTION. 1 COME, t]i«.n K«>unt of every blessings Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. 505 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above; Praise the mount; I'm fixed upon it, Mount of God's unchanging love. 2 Here I raise my Eben-Ezer, Hither by Thy help I'm come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed with precious blood. 3 Oh! to grace how great a debtor, Daily I'm constrained to be, Let that grace now, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee: Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God I love ; Here's my heart; Oh! take and seal it; Seal it from Thy courts above. 339 S. M. Watts. HEAVENLY JOY ON EARTH. 1 COME, we who love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in the song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 Let those refuse to sing, Who never knew our God; But favorites of the heavenly King, Should speak their joys abroad. 3 The men of grace have found Glory begun below, Celestial fruits on earthly ground, From faith and hope may grow. REJOICING 1 N Iioi'i;. 4 The liill of /ion yields A thousand .-acred Before we reach tin- heavenly fields, Or walk the golden Btreets. 5 Then let our songe abound, Ami every tear be dry : We're marching through Lnmannel'a ground, To fairer worlds on high. 340 ^* (l-NNRK. BXJOICmrG IX Horn 1 CHILDREN of the heavenly King, As ye journey, Bweetly sing; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise. Glorious in His works and ways. 2 Ye arc travelling home to God In the way the lathers trod; They are happy how, and Soon their happiness shall Bee, 3 Shout, ye little flock, and, blessed, You near Jesus' throne shall rest: There your seats are now prepared, There your kingdom and reward. Fear not, brethren, joyful stand On the h«»rdcr> of your land: Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, Bids y<»u undismayed, go on. 5 Ford! submissive make us go, Gladly leaving all below: Only Thou our header be, And we still will follow Thee. K07 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 341 L. M. Hegdtbotha] PRAISING THE SAVIOUR. 1 COME, saints, and shout the Saviour's praise, To Him your grateful tribute bring; Let angels hear the notes you raise, And strike their golden harps and sing. 2 Sing, how He left the heavenly throne, And laid His splendid robes aside, Put all our mortal weakness on, And groaned, and laboured, wept and died. 3 Xow lift your songs to nobler strain-. High let your ardent passions soar ; See, where the great Redeemer reigns, And all the hosts of heaven adore. 4 Again He comes, a mighty cloud Bears Him in sacred triumph down ; The trumpet sounds, it summons loud, And angels shout His high renown. 5 From realms of death, beneath the ground, The saints, in countless millions, rise ; While seraphs stand admiring round, And view the change with vast surprise. 6 Hail, mighty Prince ; Thy kingdom now, Thy bliss and triumph are complete; To Thee the ransomed myriads bow, And lay their glories at Thy feet. 342 7s. Madax's Col REDEEMING LOVE. 1 XOW begin the heavenly theme, Sing aloud In Jesus' name; Ye, who Jesus' kindness prove, Triumph in redeeming love. 508 REST in «.OD. 2 Ye, who Bee the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, A- to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bleas redeeming love. 8 Ifonrning souls, dry up your tears, Banish all your guilty fears, Bee your guilt and curse remove. Cancelled by redeeming Love. 4 Ye, alas! who long have been Willing Blaves of death and sin; Now from bliss no longer rove, Stop, and taste redeeming love. 5 Welcome, all by Bin oppressed! Welcome to 1 1 is Bacred rest! Nothing brought Him from above, Nothing, but redeeming love. 6 Hither, then, your music bring, Strike aloud each joyful string; Mortals, join the hosts above, Join to praise redeeming love. 343 3L ^- Montgomery. SEEKING REST IN GOD. 1 RETURN, my soul, unto thy rest, From vain pursuits and maddening cares; From lonely woes that wring thy breast, The world's allurements, Satan's snares. 2 Return unto thy rest, my soul. From all the wanderings of thv thought; From sickness unto death made whole. Sate through a thousand perils brought. 3 Then to thv rest, my Boul, return, From passions every hour at >trife; Sin's works, and ways, and wages spurn, Lav hold upon eternal life, 509 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 4 God is thy rest, with heart inclined To keep His word, that word believe; Christ is thy rest, with lowly mind, His light and easy yoke receive. 344 8s., Ts. and 4s. Olivers. THE PILGRIM'S GUIDE. 1 GUIDE me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land, I am weak, but Thou art mighty. Hold me with Thy powerful hand: Bread of Heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open Thou the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do now : Let the fiery, cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through: Strong Deliverer, Be Thou still my Strength and Shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside: Death of death, and hell's Destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises I will ever give to Thee. 345 L. P. M. Grant. TRUST IN THE SYMPATHY OF CHRIST. 1 AVHEX gathering clouds around I view, And days are dark, and friends are few. On Him I lean, who, not in vain. Experienced every human pain; He feels my griefs, He sees my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears. 510 CONFIDENCE. 9 [f aught should tempi my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way. To fly tlic good 1 would pursue, ( )r do the ill I would not do ; Still IK1, who felt temptation's power, Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 3 When rexing thoughts within me rise, And. sore dismayed, my spirit di< Then He who once vouchsafed to bear The sickening anguish <>f despair, Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry, The throbbing heart, the streaming eye. 4 When Borrowing o'er some stone I bend, Which covers all that was a friend, And from his voice, his hand, his smile, Divides me tor a little while; Thou, Saviour, seest the tears I shed, For Thou didst weep o'er Laz'rus dead. 5 And, oh ! when I have safely passed Through every conflict hut the last, Still, still unchanging, watch beside My bed of death, for Thou hast died ; hThen point to realms of endless day. And wipe the latest tear away. 346 S. M. Gekhardt. CONFIDENCE AND SUBMISSION. 1 GIVE to the winds thy fears; Hope, and be undismayed, God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears, God shall lift up thy head. 2 Through waves, and clouds, and storms, lie gently clears thy way ; Wait thou His time; so shall the night Soon end in joyous day. 511 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 He every where hath sway. And all things serve His might ; His every act pure blessing is, His path unsullied light. 4 When He makes bare His arm. What shall His work withstand? When He His people's cause defends, Who, who shall stay His hand I 5 Leave to His sovereign sway. To choose and to command ; With wonder filled, thou then shalt own How wise, how strong His hand. 6 Thou comprehend 'st him nut. Yet earth and heaven tell, God sits as Sovereign on the throne, He ruleth all things well. 347 7s. C. Wesley, EN' TEMPTATION FLTEN'G TO CHRIST. 1 JESUS, lover of my soul. Let me to Thy bosom fly. While the billows near me roll. While the tempest still is high ; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide. Till the storm of life be passed; Safe into the haven guide. Oh! receive my soul at last. 2 Other refuge have I none. Lo! I, helpless, hang on Thee: Leave, Oh ! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. Thou art all my trust and aid. All my help from Thee 1 bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of Thv wing! 512 REFUGE IN GQD. 9 Thou, <> Christ, art all I want; Boundless love in Tnee, I find: Raise the fallen, direr the faint, II, -al the lick, and had the blind Jusfl and holy is Tny name; 1 am all unrighteousness, Vile ami full of BID I am, Thou art full of truth and gim 4 Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to pardon all my -in; Let the healing streams abound, Lei me feel them flow within. Thou of life the fountain art. Freely let me take of Th< Spring Thou up within my heart: Rise to all eternity. 348 C. It Stole. GOD A REFUGE. 1 DEAR refuge of my weary soul. On Thee, when sorrow- ril On Thee, wheD waves of trouble r<»ll. My fainting hope relies. 9 To Thee I tell eaeli rising grief, For Thou alone canst heal; Tny word can bring a BWeet relief For every pain I feel. 3 But Oh! when gloomy doubts prevail. I fear to call Thee mine; The springs of comfort Beem to fail. And all my hopes decline. 4 Yet, gracious God, where BOaD I fl. Thou art my only trust ; And -till my soul would cleave to Th Though prostrate in the du^t. 2'2* 513 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 349 ^s* an(* ^s* Newton. DIVINE LIGHT BREAKING INTO THE SOUL. 1 SOMETIMES a light surprises The Christian while he sings ; It is the Lord, who rises With healing on His wings; When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again A season of clear shining, To cheer it after rain. 2 In holy contemplation, We sweetly then pursue The theme of God's salvation, And find it ever new : Set free from present sorrow, We cheerfully can say, Let the unknown to-morrow, Bring with it what it may. 3 It can bring with it nothing, But He will bear us through; Who gives the lilies clothing, Will clothe His people too : Beneath the spreading heavens, 'No creature but is fed ; And He who feeds the ravens, Will give His children bread. 4 Though vine nor fig-tree either, Their wonted fruit should bear, Though all the fields should wither, Nor flocks nor herds be there ; Yet God the same abiding, His praise shall tune my voice ; For while in Him confiding, I cannot but rejoice. 514 HOPE l \ TROT] BLE. 350 G m No,,. 1)1 A 111 1- ...\IN. I WHEN musing sorrow weeps the past, And mourns the present pain, T is Bweel to think of peace at last, Ami feel that death i> gain. S T is not that murmuring thoughts arise, And dread a Father's will ; Tis not that meek submission flies, And would not suffer still. 3 It is, that heaven-born faith surv< The path that Leads to light, And longs her eagle pinnies to raise, And lose herself in sight. 4 It is, that hope with ardour glows, To see 1 1 i in face to lace, Whose dying love no language knows, Sufficient art to trace. 5 It is, that harassed conscience feels The pangs of struggling sin; And sees, though tar, the Hand that heals, And ends the strife within. 6 Oh ! let me wing my hallowed flight, From earth-born woe and care ; And soar above these clouds of night, My Saviour's bliSB to share. 351 8s., Ts. and Us. Fawckit. HOPE ! N< OUBAGKD. 1 O MY soul, what means this sadness, 'Wherefore art thon thus cast down? Let thy grief he turned to gladnef Bid thy iv>tle>s fears begone; Look to Jesus, And rejoice in His dear name. 51G CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 What though Satan's strong temptations Vex and grieve thee day by day ; And thy sinful inclinations Often fill thee with dismay ! Thou shalt conquer, Through the Lamb's redeeming blood. 3 Though ten thousand ills beset thee. From without and from within ; Jesus saith He'll ne'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin; He is faithful To perform His gracious word. 4 Though distresses now attend thee, And thou tread'st the thorny road ; His right hand shall still defend thee ; Soon He Tl bring thee home to God ; Therefore praise Him, Praise the great Redeemer's name. 5 Oh ! that I could now adore Him, Like the heavenly hosts above, Who for ever bow before Him, And unceasing sing His love ! Happy songsters ! When shall I your chorus join \ 352 Ts. Grass* THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIM ENCOURAGED. 1 PILGRIM, burdened with thy sin, Haste to Zion's gate to-day ; There, till mercy let thee in, Knock, and weep, and watch, and pray. 2 Knock, for mercy lends an ear ; Weep, she marks the sinner's sigh ; Watch, till heavenly light appear; Prav, she hears the mourner's crv. "516 I ONFLU T8 OF l'A nil. Mourning Pilgrim ! what for th< In this world can now remain I k that \\<»rld from which shall flee Sorrow, shame, and tears, and pain. \ Borrow -hall for ever fly : shame .-hall never fnted from every »ve; Pain in endless bliss expire. 353 L- ^- DoDDRIIm.i:. Till OQNVUOTB OF FAITH. 1 JESUS, < air soul's delightful choice, In Thee believing, we rejoice: Vet still our joy i- mixed with grief) While faith contends with unbelief. 2 Thy promises our hearts revive, And keep our fainting hopes alive; But guilt and fears, and sorrows rise. And hide the promise from our eves. :\ Do Thou the languid spark inflame, That we may conquer in Thy name: And let not sin and Satan boast, While saints lie mourning in the dust. 4 Unequal to the conflict, Lord. Too weak to wield the shield or sword, On Thine almighty arm we fall; Be Thou our Jesus, and our all. 354 i~ M. Xi wtox, PRATES UTBWXBED BY TRIALS. 1 I PKAYED the Lord, that I might grow In faith, and love, and every grace; Might more n( His salvation know. And seek more earnestly His face. 517 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 'Twas He who taught me thus to pray, And He, I trust, has answered prayer; But answer came in such a way. As almost drove me to despair. 3 I hoped that in some favoured hour, At once He'd grant me my request; And by His love's constraining power Subdue my sins and give me rest. 4 Instead of this, He made me feel The hidden evils of my heart; And let the angry powers of hell Assault my soul in every part. 5 Yea, more; with His own hand, he seemed Intent to aggravate my woe; Crossed all the fair designs I schemed, Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. 6 "Lord, why is this?" I trembling cried, "Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death?" "'Tis in this way," the Lord replied, "I answer prayer for grace and faith: 7 These inward trials I employ, From self and pride to set thee free; And break thy schemes of earthly joy, That thou mayest seek thine all in Me." 355 S. M. Newton. CONFLICT BETWEEN SEN AND GRACE. 1 I TVOL^LD, but cannot sing, I would, but cannot pray; For Satan meets me when I try, And frights my soul away. 2 I would, but can 't repent, Though I endeavour oft; This stony heart can ne'er relent, Till Jesus makes it soft. 518 PI.KA DING WITH GOD. 8 I would) bllt cann<»t 1 Though wooed by lore dii ine : \ o arguments have power to move A -..nl M bi8€ U niinr. 4 I would, but cannot real In ( tod's mosi holy * ill ; I know what He appoints is best, Yet murmur at it still. 6 Oli ! could I but believe! Then all would easy be: 1 would, but cannot. Lord, relieve, My help must come from Thee! 6 But if indeed I would. Though I can nothing do ; Yrt the desire La something good, For which my praise is due. 7 By nature prone to ill, Till Thine appointed hour, I was as destitute of will Aj now I am of power. 8 Wilt Thou not crown at length The work Thou hast begun, And with a will afford me strength, \w all Thy ways to run I 356 C. M. Wat*j m distress plbaddtg with god. 1 Oil! that I knew the secret place, Where I might find my (4od ! I'd spread my wants before His face, And pour my woes abroad. 2 I'd tell Him how my B1U8 arise, What BOROWfl I sustain; How grace decays, and comfort dies, And leaves mv heart in pain. 519 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God ; I 'd plead for His own mercy's sake, And for my Saviour's blood. 4 My God will pity my complaints. And heal my broken bones; He takes the meaning of His saints. The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish every fear ; He calls thee to His throne of grace. To spread thy sorrows there. 357 ~s- Xewtox, IN DARKNESS. 1 OXCE I thought my mountain strong, Firmly fixed, no more to move : Then my Saviour was my song. Then my soul was filled with love : Those were happy, golden days. Sweetly spent in prayer and praise. 2 Little, then, myself I knew. Little thought of Satan's power: Now I feel my sins anew ; Xow I feel the stormy hour ! Sin has put my joys to flight ; Sin has turned my day to night. 3 Saviour, shine and cheer my soul, Bid my dying hopes revive; Make my wounded spirit whole, Far away the tempter drive; Speak the word and set me free, Let me live alone to Thee. 520 STRUGGLING with BIN, 358 i • ^- ( Kl [ ° Ktnr. iM'wi.i.ii.Ni. mr. 1 WHAT jarring nature- dwell within, [mperfecl grace, remaining Bin I Not this can reign, nor that prevail, Though each by turns my heart assail. 2 N<»w I complain, and groan, and die; Now raise my songs of triumph high; Sing ;i rebellions passion Blain, Or monrn to feel it live again. 3 One happy hour beholds me rise, Borne upwards to my native *kies: When faith a>.-i>t> mv soaring flight, To realms of joy and worlds of light. 4 Scarce a few hours or minutes roll, Ere earth reclaims mv captive soul; I feci its sympathetic force. And headlong urge my downward coir :. I Tow short the joys Thy visits give! II ow long Thine absence, Lord. I grieve! What clouds obscure my rising sun, Or interrupt its rays at noon! 6 Great God, assist me throngh the fight. Hake me to triumph in Thy might; Thou the desponding heart canst raise. The victory mine, and Thine the prai- 359 8« M- Beddome. HOLT MOURNING FOR SOT. 1 DID Christ o'er sinners Weep? And >hall our cheeks he dry! Let i\oo(U of penitential grief Burst forth from every eve. 521 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 The Son of God in tears, Angels with wonder see! Be thou astonished, O my soul, He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept, that we might weep; Each sin demands a tear: In heaven alone no sin is found, And there 's no weeping there. 360 L- M« COWPER. INCONSTANT TRUST. 1 WHEN darkness long has veiled my mind, And smiling day once more appears, Then, my Redeemer ! then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 I chide my unbelieving heart; And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbour one hard thought of Thee. 3 Oh ! let me then, at length, be taught What I am still so slow to learn, That God is love, and changes not, ISTor knows the shadow of a turn. 4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat; But when my faith is sharply tried, I find myself a learner yet, Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 5 But, O my Lord, one look from Thee Subdues the disobedient will; Drives doubt and discontent away, And Thy rebellious worm is still. 6 Thou art as ready to forgive, As I am ready to repine; Thou, therefore, all the praise receive; Be shame and self-abhorrence mine. 522 HOPS, 3(31 S M. ToPLADT. w i \k i;i I. II \ IBS I "Ml OBTED. 1 FOUR harps, ye trembling saints, Down from the willows take; Loud t<> the praise of love divine, Bid every string awake. 2 Though in a foreign land. We are 1 1« >t tar from home; And nearer to onr home above, We every moment come* 8 Elia grace will, to the end. Stronger and brighter shine : Nor present tiling nor things to come, Shall (jnciicli the love divine. 4 When we in darkness walk, Nor feel the heavenly flame; Then is the time to trust our God, And rest upon Hi- name. 5 Soon shall OtlT doubts, and fears. Subside at His control ; His loving kindness shall break through The midnight of the soul. 6 Blessed is the man, O God, That stays himself on Thee! Who waits for Thy salvation. Lord, Shall Thy salvation see. 362 C- *i Cotton, OMISSION A XT> hope. 1 AFFLICTION is a stormy deep, Where wave resounds to wav.-; Though o'er mv head the billows roll, I know the Lord can save. 523 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 2 The hand that now withholds my joys, Can reinstate my peace; And He who bade the tempest roar, Can bid the tempest cease. 3 In the dark watches of the night, I'll count His mercies o'er; I'll praise Him for ten thousand past, And humbly sue for more. 4 When darkness and when sorrow rose, And pressed on every side ; The Lord has still sustained my steps, And still has been my Guide. 5 Here will I rest, and build my hopes, Nor murmur at His rod ; He's more than all the world to me, My Health, my Life, my God! 363 I- M. Cotton. AFFLICTION SANCTIFIED. 1 AMIDST these various scenes of ills, Each stroke some kind design fulfils ; And shall I murmur at my God, When sovereign love directs the rod? 2 Peace, rebel thoughts ! I '11 not complain, My Father's smiles suspend my pain ; Smiles, that a thousand joys impart, And pour the balm that heals the smart. 3 Though Heaven afflicts, I '11 not repine, Each heartfelt comfort still is mine; Comforts that shall o'er death prevail, And journey with me through the vale. 4 Lord Jesus, smooth the rugged way, And lead me to the realms of day, To milder skies and brighter plains Where everlasting sunshine reigns. 524 IN DARKNESS. 364 Be, and IIa.--h.no-. IN DAKKM Be. 1 I MOURN the biding* of Thy foe, The absence of that smile That sweetly filled a throne <>t' grace, And gave niv heart a resting place, Prom earthly care and toil. 2 How sad and dcBolate the night! I low gloomy is the day ! Nature no more can charm the sight, Afford one comfort or delight, Without Thy cheering ray. 3 Oft in the lone and silent hour, I tell my tale of grief: In tears of tenderness implore The presence of Thy healing power, But tears bring no relief. 4 Tis sin that separates from Thee This poor benighted soul; My folly and my guilt I see, And now upon the bended knee, Submit to Thy control. 5 Up to the place of Thine abode, I lift my darkened eye : To Thee, 0 bleeding Lamb of (rod, Whence all the springs of life have flowed ; To Thee, I raise my cry. t> Oh! wilt Thou lend a listening ear, And answer my request : Forgive and wipe the falling tear, And with Thy love my Bpirit cheer, And set my heart at rest. 525 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 365 a m. Oowekr. PRAYER FOR THE SPIRITS RETVRN. 1 OH ! for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame: And light to shine upon the road, That leads me to the Lamb! 2 WTiere is the blessedness I knew. When iirst I s. night the Lord! Where is the soul refreshing view Of Jesus and His word I 3 What peaceful hours I then enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But now I find an aching void, The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins, that made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be; Help me to tear it from the throne. And worship only Thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame: So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. .v2* LOOKING into J BSUb, 366 L M MlDLI.V. LOOXIH6 INK' JESUS. 1 BEE a poor simuT, gracious Lord) Whose Bool, encouraged by Thy word, At mercy's footstool would remain, And there would look, ami look again. | How oft, deceived by .self and pride, Has my fond heart been turned aside; And, Jonah-like, has fled from Thi Till Thou hast looked again on me. :; Ah! bring a wretched wanderer home, And to Thy footstool let me come. And tell Thee all my grief and pain, And wait, and look, and look again. 4 Take courage, then, my trembling soul, One look from Christ will make thee whole; Trust thou in Him, 'tis not in vain, But wait, and look, and look again. 5 Look to the Lord, His word. His throne; Look to His strength, and not thine own; ■ There wait and look, and look again, Thou shalt not wait, nor look in vain. 367 8s- and 6s« BOWKIXG. CONIIKKNCK IX GOD. 1 OH! let my trembling soul be still, "While darkness w\\> the sky ; And wait Thy wise, Thy holy will, Wrapped yet in mystery ; I cannot. Lord, Thy purpose see, But all is well, since ruled by Thee. 2 Thus, trusting in Thy love, I tread The path of duty on ; 527 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. "What though some cherished joys are fled, Some flattering dreams are gone? Yet purer, brighter joys remain, "Why should my spirit then complain ( 368 L- M- Hakrison. HATRED OF SIN. 1 OH ! could I And some peaceful bower, Where sin lias neither place nor power; This traitor vile I fain would shun, But cannot from his presence run. 2 "When to the throne of grace I flee, He stands between my God and me; Where'er I rove, where'er I rest, I feel him working in my breast. 3 When I attempt to soar above, To view the heights of Jesus' love; This monster seems to mount the skies, And veils His glory from my eyes. 4 Lord, free me from this deadly foe, Which keeps my faith and hope so low ; 1 long to dwell in heaven my home, Where not one sinful thought can come. 369 L. M. Steele. INCONSTANCY LAMENTED. 1 AH! wretched, vile, ungrateful heart. That can from Jesus thus depart : Thus fond of trifles vainly rove, Forgetful of a Saviour's love. 2 In vain I charge my thoughts to stay, And chide each vanity away ; In vain, alas! resolve to bind This rebel heart, this wandering mind. 528 WANDERINGS FROM GOD. 3 Through all resolves, how soon it flies, And mocks the weak, the slender t There's nought beneath i power divine, That can this roving heart confine, 4 Jesus, to Thee I would return, And at Thy feet repenting mourn; There let me view Thy pardoning love. And never from Thy sight remove. 5 Oh ! let Thy love, with sweet control, Bind all the passions of my soul; Bid every vanity depart, And dwell for ever in my heart. 370 C. M. Steele. WANDERINGS FROM GOD. 1 HOW oft, alas ! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord; How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of His word. 2 let sovereign mercy cries, " Return ;" Dear Lord, and may I come? My vile ingratitude I mourn ; Oh ! take the wanderer home. 3 And canst Thou, wilt Thou, yet forgive, And bid my guilt remove; And shall a pardoned rebel live. To speak Thy wondrous lover 4 Almighty grace, Thv healing power, How glorious, how divine, That can to life and bliss restore So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore; Oh! keep me at Thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. 98 529 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 371 8s. Hastings. RETURNING BACKSLIDERS. 1 O SHEPHERD of Israel, divine! Too far from Thy fold I have strayed; What hand can restore me but Thine, Tims wounded, cast down, and dismayed? My soul would look upward to Thee, Though prostrate, I'll cry from the dust; No other salvation I see, In no other name will I trust. 2 Thou, Thou art my strength and my shield, Henceforth in Thy arm I'll confide; The weapons alone I will wield, Thy wisdom and mercy provide: Salvation belongs to the Lord, Deliverance must come from His hand; Oh! who would not trust in His word, Acknowledge His right to command? 3 O Shepherd of Israel, divine, Thy life giving presence I feel ; Let the light of Thy countenance shine, Thine arm now in mercy reveal: For strength and deliverance I wait; On Thee in my trouble I call, My sinful backslidings I hate, Uphold me, dear Lord, or I fall. 372 L. P. M. C. Wesley, THE RETURNING WANDERER. 1 WEARY of wandering from my God, And now made willing to return, I hear, and bow beneath the rod; To Him with penitence I mourn. I have an Advocate above, A friend before the throne of love. 530 B ACK8L1 DBR'8 PRA V BR. 2 O Jesus, full of pardoning grace; Murt- t'ull of grace than 1 of guilt; Vit once again I Beek Thy face, Whose precious blood for man was spilled; Oh, freely my backsliding* heal, And love the dying sinner still. 3 Now -rive roe, Lord, the tender hear;. That trembles at th' approach of sin, A godly {'car to me impart; Implant and root it deep within, That I may know Thy sovereign power, And never dare offend Thee more. 373 L. M. Merrick. 1 OH! turn, great Knler of the skies, Turn from my sin Thy searching eyes, Nor let tli' offences of my hand Within Thy book recorded stand. 2 Give me a will to Thine subdued, A conscience pure, a soul renewed ; Nor let me, wrapped in endless gloom, An outcast from Thy presence roam. 3 Oh! let Thy Spirit to my heart Once more His quickening aid impart. My mind from every fear release. And soothe my troubled thoughts to peace. 4 So shall the souls, whom error's sway Has urged from Thee, blessed Lord, to stray, From me Thy heavenly precepts learn, And, humbled, to their God return. 581 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3*74 ?s* and ^s- Hastings. TRUST IN GOD. 3 CHILD of sorrow, child of care, "Wouldst thou learn thy griefs to bear And escape from every snare? Trust in God alone: Human strength is weak and vain, Sin will oft its power regain; Humbly ask and help obtain, From thy Father's throne. 2 Know'st thou, in this vale of tears, Gloomy doubts, distracting fears, Painful months, and sorrowing years? To the Saviour fly. He that drank the bitter cup, Bids thee in His mercy hope; Let thy prayer be lifted up To His throne on high. 375 C. M. Watts. INCONSTANCY LAMENTED. 1 WHY is my heart so far from Thee, My God, my chief delight? Why are my thoughts no more by day With Thee, no more by night? 2 Why should my foolish passions rove? Where can such sweetness be As I have tasted in Thy love, As I have found in Thee? 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of Thy grace, My heart presumes I cannot lose The relish all my days. LEANING OH <;OD. 4 But ere one fleeting hour is passed) Tne flattering world employs Borne sensual bail to win my taste, And to pollute my joys. 5 Then I repent and vex my soul. That I should leave Thee BO ! Where will those wild affections roll, That lei a Saviour go i 0 Wretch that I am, to wander thus, In chase of false delight! Let me be fastened to Thy cross, Rather than Lose Thy Bight. 376 8s- all(l ~s- QT« Kelly. Till: LORD IS MY IN I. PER. 1 OFT as I look upon the road That leads to yonder blessed abode, I feel distressed and fearful; So many toes the passage throng, I am SO weak, and they BO strong, How can my soul be cheerful \ 2 But when 1 think of Him whose power Can save me in a trying hour, And place on Him reliance; My soul is then ashamed of tear. And, though ten thousand foes appear, 1 bid them all defiance. 3 The dangerous road I then pursue, And keep the glorious prize in view ; With joyful hope elated ; Strong in the Lord, in Him alone, Where He conducts I follow on "With ardour unabated. 533 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 4 O Lord each day renew my strength, And let me see Thy face at length, With all Thy people yonder; With them in heaven Thy love declare, And sing Thy praise for ever there, With gratitude and wonder. 377 C. M. Watts. COMPLAINT AND HOPE IN SICKNESS. 1 LORD, I am pained; but I resign My body to Thy will: 'Tis grace, 'tis wisdom all divine, Appoints the pains I feel. 2 Dark are Thy ways of providence, While they, who love Thee, groan : Thy reasons lie concealed from sense, Mysterious and unknown. 3 Yet nature may have leave to speak, And plead before her God, Lest the o'erburdened heart should break Beneath Thy heavy rod. 4 These mournful groans and flowing tears Give my poor spirit ease: While every groan my Father hears, And every tear He sees. 5 Is not some smiling hour at hand, With health upon its wings? Give it, O God, Thy swift command, With all the joys it brings. 378 S. M. Hastings. AFFLICTION BLESSED. 1 HOW tender is Thy hand, O Thou beloved Lord! Afflictions come at Thy command, And leave us at Thv word. 534 LONGING FOB REST. 9 1 1<>\\ gentle was the rod Thai chastened m for sin, How booh we found a smiling God Where deep distress had been. 8 A Father's hand we felt, A Father's heart we knew ; With tears of penitence we knelt, Ami fonnd His WOtd was true. 4 We told Him all our grief; We thought of Jesus' love; A sense of pardon brought relief, And hade our pangs remove. 5 Now we will bless the Lord, And in His strength confide: For ever be His name adored, For there is none beside. 379 lis. York. LONonro for rest. 1 I AM weary of straying; Oh! fain would I rest In the far distant land of the pure and the blessed, Where sin can no longer her blandishments spread, And tears and temptations for ever have fled. 2 I am weary of hoping; where hope is untrue, As fair, but as fleeting, as morning's bright dew: I long for that land, whose blessed promise alone I> changeless, anoTsnre, as Eternity's throne. 3 I am weary of sighing o'er sorrows of earth. O'er joy's glowing visions, that fade at their birth; ( >Yrthe pangs of the loved, which we cannot assuage. O'er the blighting* of youth, and the weakness of age. 535 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 4 I am weary of loving what passes away ; The sweetest, the dearest, alas ! may not stay ; I long for that land, where these partings are o'er, And death and the tomb can divide hearts no more. 5 I am weary, my Saviour, of grieving Thy love ; Oh ! when shall I rest in Thy presence above? I am weary ; but Oh ! let me never repine, While Thy word, and Thy love, and Thy promise are mine. 380 C- M« CoWPER. CHRISTIAN SUBMISSION. 1 O LORD, my best desires fulfil, And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort to Thy will, And make Thy pleasure mine. 2 Why should I shrink at Thy command? Thy love forbids my fears; Why tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears ! 3 No, let me rather freely yield WTiat most I prize to Thee: Thou never hast a good withheld, Or wilt withhold from me. 4 Thy favour, all my journey through, Shall be my rich supply ; What more I want, or think I do, Let wisdom still deny. 536 I ONI [DING IN GOD. 3gl J§. M-.i-ii r'b II. B. W\ REVO in PBOHOB] i». 1 WAIT, m\ soul, upon the Lord, To Mi- gracious promise fl< Li\ Ing hold lipOD this won!. •■As thy days, thy strength shall be.w 2 It' the sorrows of thy case Seem peculiar Btill to thee, God has promised needful grace, "As thy days, thy strength shall be.w 3 Days of trial, day- of grief, In succession thou mayesl This is still thy Bweet relief: "As thy days, thy strength sliall be." 4 Rock of Ages, I 'in Becnre, With Thy promise, full and free, Faithful, positive and sure; •• As thy days, thy Btrength shall be." 382 S. M. Campbell's Coll. COM II>I.\(. IN GOD. 1 IX Thee, O Lord, I trust, My hope is in Thy name; In righteousness, deliver me, Nor put my soul to shame. 2 From heaven bow down Thine ear, My cause in mercy plead ; My Rock, my Fortress, my Defence, Vouchsafe my soul to lead. 3 From every snare preserve, From every foe defend ; For Thy name's sake, O God, my Strength, Divine protection send. 28* CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 4 Into Thy hands, O Lord My spirit I commend; Thou hast redeemed me, God of truth, In death be Thou my friend. 5 I will be glad and praise, And in Thy name rejoice; In sorrow Thou hast known my soul, And heard my suppliant voice. 383 8s. Hastings. THE LORD, OUR STRENGTH AND SONG. 1 THE Lord is my Strength, and my Song, The Lord is my Life, and my Light, His praises shall dwell on my tongue, Though plunged in the darkness of night : Temptations and trials must come, Chastisements, afflictions severe; Yet these shall but hasten me home, And bid me in glory appear. 2 My spirit is burdened with grief, And fainting with sorrow and care, To Jesus I'll rly for relief, I'll seek for deliverance there: How tender and gracious Thou art. My Saviour, my Shepherd, my Friend! Still rule in this desolate heart, Preserve me, through grace, to the end. 3 Yes, Thou art my Strength, and my Song, The Guide of my pilgrimage here; And though tribulation be strong, Thy love can preserve me from fear: Still, still let me lean on Thy breast, And pour out my sorrows to Thee, For there shall my spirit find rest, Thv presence is heaven to me. 538 BXJBM I ssi uN. 384 8* :intl f8- IIa~ MSBBKOA in BJ ft] avi \i 1 JESUS, while our hearts are bleeding, OYr t lit- spoils that death has won, We would, at this -nlmni saeeting, ( aiinlv Bay, "Thy will be done.'1 2 Though east down, we're not forsaken, Though afflicted, not alone; Thou didat give, and Thou hast taken, Blessed Lord, -Thy will be done;'1 3 Fill us now with deep contrition. Take away these hearts of stone And may all, with true submission, .Meekly say, "Thy will be done." 4 Though to-day we're tilled with mourning, Mercy still is on the throne; "With Thy smiles of love returning, We can sing, "Thy will be done." 5 By Thy hands the boon was given, Thou hast taken hut Thine own; Lord of earth, and God of heaven, Evermore, "Thy wTill be done." 385 C. M. Whitefteld's Coll. DEVOUT GRATITrDi:. 1 "WHO can have greater cause to sing, Who greater cause to bless, Than we, the children of the King, Than we, who Christ possess! 2 We late were Satan's captives led, And hell had been our end, Hadst Thou not for our pardon bled, The sinner's only Friend. 539 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 3 For this we will employ our tongue, Nor shall our praises cease: We evermore will sing that song, "The Lord, our Kighteousness." 4 No other God we know but Thee, None else did us create; Thy glory may we ever be, 0 holy Advocate. 5 We daily prove Thee still the same, Whene'er our need we see; Thou bearest still a Saviour's name, Our Saviour Thou shalt be. 6 No law, nor sin, nor hell, nor death, Shall us from Thee divide, Strongly we hold that precious faith, For us our Saviour died. 386 ^s- anc* 8s- ."Raffles, SPIRITUAL PEACE. 1 COME, heavenly peace of mind, I sigh for Thy return ; 1 seek, but cannot find, The joys for which I mourn ; Ah ! where 's the Saviour now, Whose smiles I once possessed; Till He return, I bow, By heaviest grief oppressed ; My days of happiness are gone, And I am left to weep alone. 2 I tried each earthly charm In pleasure's haunts I strayed, I sought its soothing balm, I asked the world its aid ; But ah ! no balm it had To heal a wounded breast, 540 LO v i- An.» Dot I love Thee from my soull Thru let me Dothing love : Dead be my heart to every joy, When Jesus cannot move, 4 Hast Tli.m a lamb in all Thy flock I would disdain to feed I Bast Thou a foe before whose lace I fear Thy cause to plead I 5 Could not my heart pour forth its blood In honour of Thy name I And challenge the cold hand of death To damp tlf immortal flame I 6 Thou know'st I love Thee, dearest Lord, But oh ! I long to soar Far from the sphere of mortal joj And learn to love Thee more. 390 CM. Eastings. CLINGING To CHEIBT. 1 TO whom, my Saviour, shall I go, If I depart from Thee? My Guide through all this vale of wo, And more than all to me. 2 The world reject Thy gentle reign And pay Thy death with scorn; Oh! they could plat Thy crown again, And sharpen every thorn, 3 But I have felt Thy dying love Breathe gently through my heart, To whisper hope of joys above; And can we ever part I 543 LOVE. 4 Ah, no ! with Thee I '11 walk below. My journey to the grave : To whom, my Saviour, shall I go, When only Thou canst save. 391 L. It Turner. LOVE TO GOD. 1 YES, I would love Thee, blessed God, Paternal goodness marks Thy name; Thy praises, through Thy high abode. The heavenly hosts with joy proclaim. 2 Freely Thou gavest Thy dearest Son, For man, to suffer, bleed, and die: And bad'st me, as a wretch undone, For all I want on Him rely. 3 In Him, Thy reconciled face With joy unspeakable I see. And feel Thy powerful, wondrous grace Draw and unite my soul to Thee. 4 Whene'er my foolish, wandering heart, Attracted by a creature's power, Would from this blissful centre start. Lord, fix it there, to stray no more. 392 8s. Xewtox. LOXGDTG- FOR CHRIST. 1 HOW tedious and tasteless the hours, When Jesus no longer I see ! The woodlands, the fields, and the flowers, Have lost all their sweetness to me. His name yields the richest perfume. And softer than music His voice ; His presence can banish my gloom, And bid all within me rejoice. 544 TO CHB18T. 2 ( onteni with beholding Kia I M\ all to His pleasure resigned, No changes of season or place Would1 make anj change in my mind; While bleased with the mum- of Bis Love, A palace a toy would appear: And prisons wonld palaces prove, [f Jesus wonld dwell with me there. :; Dear Lord, it' indeed I am Thine, [£ Th01] art my Sun and my Song, Bay, whv do I Languish and pine, And why are my winter.- >«» Longl oh! drive these dark clouds from my sky, Thy sonl-cheering presence restore; Or take me np to Thee, on high, Where winter and cloud are no more. OQo L. M. Gerhakdt. ( iikist's lovk. 1 JESUS, Tliy boundless love to me No thought can reach, do tongue declare; Oh! knit my thankful heart to Thee, And reign without a rival there. 2 Thy love, how cheering is it ray! All pain before its presence flies: Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away, Where'er its healing beams arise. 3 Oh! let Thy love my soul inflame, And to Thy service sweetly bind; Transfer it through my inmost frame. And mould me wholly to Thy mind. 4 Thy love in sufferings be my ]>eace; Thy love in weakness make me strong; And when the storms of life shall ceafi Thv love shall be my heaven and SOn£. J 545 LOVE. 394 ~5- Xkwtox. LOVEST THOU ME \ 1 HARK, my soul, it is the Lord; 'T is thy Saviour, hear His word ; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee; "Say, poor sinner, lovest thou M< 2 I delivered thee when bound, And, when wounded, healed thy wound ; Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light. 3 Can a woman's tender care Cease towards the child she bare ! Yes, she may forgetful be. Yet will I remember thee. 4 Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above ; Deeper than the depth beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death. 5 Thou shalt see my glory soon, 'When the work of grace is done ; Partner of My throne shalt be, Say, poor sinner, lovest thou Me?" 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint ; Yet I love Thee, and adore, Oh! for grace to love Thee more. 395 L. M. nYatts. THE CHRISTIAN'S PATTERN. 1 MY dear Redeemer, and my Lord, I read my duty in Thy word. But in Thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. 54ti ITs E VI D B N I i - ich was Tliv truth, and such Thy zeal. Such deference to Thy Father's will; Such love, and meekness bo divine, I would transcribe, and make them mine. 3 ('<>1<1 mountains and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervour of Thy prayer; The deeerf Thy temptations knew, Thy conflict and Thy victory too. i Be TIk.u my pattern; make me bear liore of Thy gracious image here; Then God, the Judge, BhaU own my name Among the followers of the Lamb. 396 "s- Newtobt. 8EL1 -l.XAMINATION. 1 'TIS a point I long to know, Oft it causes anxious thought: Do I love the Lord, or no I Am I Bis, or am I not? 2 If I love, why am I thus? Why this dull and lifeless frame? Hardly, sure, can they be worse, Who have never heard His name. 3 Could my heart BO hard remain, Prayer a task and burden prove, Every trifle give me pain, If 1 knew a Saviour's love? 4 When I turn my eyes within, All is dark, and vain, and wild; Filled with unbelief and sin. Can I deem myself a child I 5 If I pray, or hear, or read. Sin is mixed with all I do; You, who Love the Lord indeed, Tell me; is it BO with you? :>47 LOVE. 6 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, Find my sin a grief and thrall ; Should I grieve for what I feel, If I did not love at all? 7 Could I joy His saints to meet. Choose the ways I once abhorred, Find, at times, the promise sweet, If I did not love the Lord ? 8 Lord, decide the doubtful case! Thou, who art Thy people's sun ; Shine upon Thy work of grace, If it be indeed begun. 9 Let me love Thee more and more, If I love at all, I pray; If I have not loved before, Help me to begin to-day. 397 C. M. Waits. LOVE TO THE CREATURE DANGEROUS. 1 HOW vain are all things here below, How false, and yet how fair! Each pleasure has its poison too, And every sweet a snare. 2 The brightest things below the sky Give but a nattering light; We should suspect some danger nigh, Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood, How they divide our wavering minds, And leave but half for God. 548 OF BRETH R EN. 4 Hie fondnetc of b creature'i loi How strong it strikes the sense] Thither the warm affections move, Nor can we call them thence. 5 Dear Saviour, let Thy beauties he M v BOul's (tenia! food ; And grace command my heart away Prom all created good. 398 S. M. Beddomk Ml HAL LOTS. 1 LET party-names no more The Christian world o'erspread ; Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ their head. 2 Among the saints on earth Let mutual love he found ; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crowned. 3 Let envy, child of hell ! Be banished far away : Those should in strictest friendship dwell, Who the same Lord obey. 4 Thus will the Church below Resemble that above. Where streams of pleasure ever flow, And every heart is love. 399 8s., 7s. and 4>. Ekllt. BROTHERLY LOVE. 1 BRETHREN, let us walk together In the bonds of love and peace ; Can it be a question whether Brethren should from conflict cease? Tis in union, Hope, and joy, and love increase. 549 LO V E. 2 While we journey homeward, let us Help each other on the road ; Foes on every side beset us, Snares through all the way are strewed, It behoves us Each to bear a brother's load. 3 When we think how much our Father Has forgiven, and does forgive, Brethren, we should learn, the rather, Free from wrath and strife to live, Far removing All that might offend or grieve. 4 Then let each esteem his brother Better than himself to be; And let each prefer another, Full of love, from envy free: Happy are we When in this we all agree. 5 Soon our Father will receive us, As we hope to dwell above ; Nothing then shall harm or grieve us. We shall all His goodness prove: Wrath and discord Ending in eternal love. 400 S- M- Fawcett. COMMUNION OF SAINTS. 1 BLESSED be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love: The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. K50 OF IJKKTII IM;\ 9 Before our Father's throne We pour awful face; At length they meet in realms above, A heaven of joy because of love. 403 C. M. C. Wmlbt UHttlBTIANS ONE family. 1 COME, let us join our friends above, That have obtained the prize ; And on the eagle wings of love. To joys celestial rise. 2 Lei all the saints terrestrial, sing With those to glory gone; For all the servants of our King In heaven and earth are one. 3 One family, we dwell in Him; One Church above, beneath ; Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death : 4 One army of the living God, To His command we bow; Part of His host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now. 5 Ten thousand to their endless home This solemn moment fly ; And we are to the margin come, And in our turn must die. 6 His militant, embodied host, With wishful looks we stand, And long to see that happy coast, And reach the heavenly land. H r»5S FA1TII FAITH. 404 S. M. Beddome. APPROPRIATING FAITH. 1 FAITH ! 't is a precious grace, "Where'er it is bestowed ; It boasts of a celestial birth, And is the gift of God. 2 Jesus it owns a King, An all-atoning Priest; It claims no merit of its own, But finds it all in Christ. 3 To Him it leads the soul, "When filled with deep distress; Appropriates His precious blood, And trusts His righteousness. 4 Since 'tis Thy work alone, And that divinely free ; Lord, send the Spirit of Thy Son To work this faith in me. 405 C. M. \Vatts. LIVING FAITH. 1 MISTAKEN souls ! that dream of heaven, And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, "While they are slaves to lust. 2 "Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead : None, but a living power, unites To Christ the living head. 554- \ OT MERITORIOU 9, 3 Tis faith, thai changes all the heart; T 18 faith, that works by low; That Kids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell By a celestial power : This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. 5 Faith must obey her Father's will, As well as trust His grace; A pardoning God is jealous still For His own holiness. 6 When from the curse He sets us free, He makes our natures clean ; Nor would He send His Son to be The minister of sin. 7 His Spirit purifies our frame, And seals our peace with God; Jesus and His salvation came By water and by blood. 406 L. M. FAITH NOT MERITORIOUS. 1 BY faith in Christ we're justified, Since 'tis by faith Christ is applied, But not for faith or any thing We either suffer, do or bring. Faith is the baud, that Christ receives, And takes the treasures, which He gives ; But faith no merit can possess : Christ is the Lord our Righteousness. 555 FAIT II . 3 Jesus, our soul's delightful choice, In Thee believing, we rejoice; Thy promises our hearts revive, And keep our fainting faith alive. 5 Do Thou the languid spark inflame, Reveal the glories of Thy name! Let Thy imputed righteousness Be all our trust, our joy and peace. 407 C. M. Turner THE POWER OF FAITH. 1 FAITH adds new charms to earthly bliss, And saves me from its snares; Its aid in every duty brings, And softens all my cares: 2 Extinguishes the thirst of sin, And lights the sacred fire Of love to God and heavenly things, And feeds the pure desire. 3 The wounded conscience knows its power, The healing balm to give ; That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign ; And bids me seek my portion there, Nor bids me seek in vain. 408 lls- Brown. STAND FAST IN THE FAITH. 1 STAND fast in the faith! 'tis the mandate of God, Once uttered in anguish, once written in blood ; From the cross of the Lord, from the throne in the It was breathed over earth, it is uttered on high. 550 BNCOtJ B A.GBD. S Stand fast in the faith] bold apostles have died With the words on their lips, careless who might deride, Confessors and martyr-, niid torture and flame, Ha\ e drunk in its accents, and welcomed the shame. 8 Stand t'ast in the faith! tor the Church of the Lord Hath inscribed on her banner the glorious word : O'er all her bright cohorts, its glory displayed. And blazoned on harness, and buckler, and blade. 4 Stand fast in the faith! there are those at thy side Who can vanquish the foe in his ramparts of pride ; lie loyal, be valiant ; thy heart to inspire, Lo ! the chariots of God, and the horses of fire. 5 Stand fast in the faith ! though the conflict is hot, The tield hath no strife where thy Captain is not; Ilis eye is upon thee, thou nearest what He saith : "Ho! quit you like men, and stand fast in the faith.'' 6 Stand fast in the faith ! though the faithless may flee, We will peril our all, clear Redeemer, for Thee ; We will Btand in the conflict, assured that Thine arm Shall shield every soldier from peril and harm. 409 L. M. Watts. WALKING BY FAITH. 1 'TIS by the faith of joys to come, We walk through deserts dark as night : Till we arrive at heaven, our home. Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies ; She bids the pearly gates appear : Far into distant worlds she pries. And brings eternal glories near. 5">7 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith beholds a heavenly ray, Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abram, by divine command, Left his own home to walk with God ; His faith beheld the promised land, And fired his zeal along the road. PARTICULAR DUTIES. 410 ?s- Kelly. ONWARD. 1 WHEN we cannot see our way, We should trust and still obey; He who bids us forward go, Will instruct the way to know. 2 Though the sea be deep and wide, Though a passage seems denied ; Fearless let us still proceed, Since the Lord vouchsafes to lead. 3 Though it seems the gloom of night, Though we trace no ray of light, Since the Lord Himself is there, 'Tis not meet that we should fear. 4 Night, with Him, is always bright, Where He is, there all is light ; When He calls us, why delay? Thev are happy, who obey. 558 CONFORMITY To CHRIST. :. Be it ours, then, while we're here, 1 1 iin to follow without fear; Where He calls us, there to go, What He bldfl US, that to do. 411 L. M. Bl DDOMK. CONFORMITY TO < IIKIST. 1 JESUS, my Saviour, let uie he More perfectly conformed to Thee: Implant each grace, each sin dethrone, And form my temper like Thine own. 2 Let the envenomed heart and tongue, The hand outstretched to do me wrong, Excite no feelings in my breast, But Mich as Jesus once expressed. 3 To others let me always give What 1 from others would receive; Good deeds for evil ones return, Nor when provoked, with anger burn. 4 This will proclaim how bright, how fair, The precepts of Thy gospel are, And God Himself, the God of love, II is own resemblance will approve. 412 L. M. Beddomk. CHRISTIAN CONSISTENCY. 1 FATTIER of spirits, grant that we May more and more resemble Thee; Daily from strength to strength proceed, Christians in name, and so in deed. 2 In our whole lives may we express The truth and energy oi grace; A lively faith, an humble fear. And be in truth what we appear* 559 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 3 By our exact obedience show, What we to Thy rich mercy owe ; And thus a bright example give, To teach the world how they should live. 4 Not tire, nor stop, but still press on, To finish well the course begun ; And then receive the great reward, For such, and only such prepared. 413 S. M. DoDDREDGE. CONFIDENCE EST GOD. 1 HOW gentle God's commands, How kind His precepts are, Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust His constant care. 2 While Providence supports, Let saints securely dwell ; That hand which bears all nature up, Shall guide His children well. 3 Why should this anxious load Press down your weary mind? Haste to your heavenly Father's throne, And sweet refreshment find. 4 His goodness stands approved, Down to the present day ; I'll drop my burden at His feet, And bear a song away. 414 C. M. Newton-. TRUE AND FALSE ZEAL. 1 ZEAL is that pure and heavenly flame, The fire of love supplies ; While that which often bears the name, Is self in a disguise. 560 B x BRT1 <> N . 9 While seal for truth the Christian warms, 1 [e knows the worth <>i' peace ; But self contends for names and forms, It- part}1 to increai 3 Zeal has attained its highest aim, It- finl is satisfied, It' Binners love the Saviour's name, Nor seeks it aught beside. •A Self may it- poor reward obtain. And be applauded here; Bui seal the best applause will gain When Jesus shall appear. 5 Dear Lord, the idol self dethrone And from our hearts remove : And Let no zeal by ni l>e shown, But that which springs from Love. 415 C.l£ Emmons. miki-tiax i xirrrmx. RISE from the dust, my drowsy soul, Awake, awake, for God; See, boundless floods of pleasure roll Around His blessed abode. 2 Rouse np and seize the starry crown, \ >r grovelling lie below ; Exertion lead- to high renown, But sloth to endle.-s w<». 8 Dangerous and steep is the ascent. To /ion's lofty hill : Nor can the soul that's negligent, TV important task fultil. HT. MB PARTICULAR DUTIES. 4 A thousand duties must be done, A thousand lusts destroyed; Th' immortal prize must first be won, Before it is enjoyed. 5 Great God, my drooping powers revive, The love of sin subdue; Short is the time I have to live, Yet so much work to do. 416 C. M. Watts. SPIRITUAL SLOTH. 1 MY drowsy powers, why sleep ye so? Awake, my sluggish soul, Nothing has half thy work to do, Yet nothing 's half so dull. 2 The little ants, for one poor grain, How they will toil and strive! Yet we, who have a heaven to gain, How negligent we live! 3 We, for whose sake all nature stands, And stars their courses move; We, for whose guard the angel bands Come flying from above. 4 We, for whom God the Son came down To labour for our good ; How careless to secure that crown He purchased with His blood ! 5 Lord, shall we be indifferent still, And never act our parts? Spirit Divine, Oh ! come, and fill, And purify our hearts. 6 Then shall our active spirits move, Upward our souls shall rise, With hands of faith and wings of love, We'll flv and take the prize. 562 PROGRESS 417 L M. Watk. < HKIr-lI AN KA< 1 • 1 A. WAKE <>ur Bonis, away our fears, Let every trembling thought !»»■ gone; Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True 'tis a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and taint; r.ut they forget the mighty God, Who feeds the strenirth of every saint. 3 O mighty God, Thy matchless power Is ever new and ever young, And firm endures while endless years Their everlasting circles run. 4 From Thee, the overflowing Spring, Believers drink a fresh supply : While such as trust their native strength, Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air. Oh! may we mount to Thine abode; On wings of love to Jesus fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. 418 C. M. Watts. -i i.i -pknial. 1 STRAIT is the way, the door is strait. Which leads to jojs on high ; Tis but a lew that find tin- gate, AVhile crowds mistake and die. 2 Beloved self must be denied; The mind and will renewed ; Passion suppressed, and patience tried, And vain desires subdued. 503 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 3 The tongue, that most unruly power, Requires a strong restraint ; We must be watchful every hour, And pray, but never faint. 4 Lord, can a feeble, helpless worm Fulfil a task so hard? Thy grace must all the work perform, And give the free reward. 419 7s. and 5s. Hastings. THE CONFLICT. 1 HEIR of an immortal crown, Heed not every foeman's frown, Tread the powers of darkness down. Through Jehovah's might : Though they oft in wrath arise, Like the tempest of the skieb. He can fill them wTith surprise, From His heavenly height. 2 Soldier, in the tented field, Fly thy helmet, sword, and shield, Till the line of battle yield, And before thee flee: In thine armour, fearless stand, Girded by Jehovah's hand, Till writhin the promised land, He shall set thee free. 420 S- M- Watts. MORTIFICATION OF SIN. 1 SHALL we go on to sin, Because Thy grace abounds ? Or crucify the Lord again, And open all His wounds? 564 COT- RAGE. 8 Forbid it, mighty God I N<.r let it e'er be said, That we, whose Bins are crucified, should raise them from tin dead. 8 We -hall he Blares DO more Since Cliri>t hath made OS free : Hath nailed our tyrant- to Hi> CTOBS, And bought our liberty. 421 L M. Watts. CHRISTIAN WABFABE. 1 STAND op, my bouI, Bhake off thy fear, And gird the gospel armour on; March to the gates of endless joy, Where Jesus, thy great Captain's gone. 2 1 It'll and thy Bins resist thy course, But vanquished are those threatening foes; Thy Saviour nailed them to the cm—. And Bung the triumph when He rose. 3 What though the prince of darkness rage, And waste the fury of his Bpite ; Eternal chain- confine him down To fiery deeps and endless night 4 What though thy inward lusts rebel, Tis but a struggling gasp for life; The weapons of victorious grace Shall Blay thy Bins and end the strife. 5 Then let my soul march boldly on. Press forward t<> the heavenly gate; There peace and joy eternal reign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait. 6 There shall I wear a Btarry crown. And triumph in almighty gra While all the armies i^ the Bkies Join in my glorious Leader's praise. 565 particular duties. 422 C. M. Steele. WATCH AND PRAY. 1 ALAS ! what hourly dangers rise, What snares beset my way ! To heaven I fain would lift my eyes, And hourly watch and pray. 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And melt in flowing tears ! Striving against my foes in vain, I sink amid my fears. 3 O gracious God, i:i whom I live, My feeble efforts aid ; Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, Nor let me be dismayed. 4 Do Thou increase my faith and hope, "When fears and foes prevail : And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail. 5 Oh ! keep me in Thy heavenly way, And bid the tempter flee; And never, never let me stray From happiness and Thee. 423 C. M. Doddridge. RHNKTNG THE CHRISTIAN RACE. 1 AWAKE, my soul ! stretch every nerve, And press with vigour on : A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 'Tis God?s all-animating voice, That calls thee from on high ; 'Tis His own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye. 566 A C T I V I T Y . 8 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in lull Buiveg ; Forget the steps already trod, Ami onward urge thy way. 4 Blessed Saviour! introduced by Tin . I lav.- we our race begun ; Ami, crowned with victory, at Thy feel Wo '11 lay <>ur laurels down. 424 LM, Kii.i.y. WARNING A.GAIN8T BLOTH. 1 ( > ISRAEL, to thy tents repair; Why thus Becure on hostile ground I Thy Lord commands thee to beware, For many foes thy camp surround. 8 The trumpet gives a martial strain ; () Israel! gird thee for the light; Arise, the combat to maintain; Arise, and put thy foes to flight. >h ! Bleep not thou as others do, Awake, be vigilant, be brave : The coward, and the sluggard too, Must wear the fetters of the slave. 4 A nobler lot is cast for thee, A crown awaits thee in the skit1-! With such a hope shall Israel flee, And yield through weariness the prize! 5 No! let a careless world re] And slumher on through life's short day. While Israel to the conflict goes, And hears the glorious prize away. • • 567 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 425 C. M. Watts. THE SOLDIER OF THE CROSS. 1 AM I a soldier of the Cross, A follower of the Lamb \ And shall I fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak His name? 2 Must I be carried to the skies, On flowery beds of ease; While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas? 3 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God? 4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Be faithful to my Lord, And bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by Thy word. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer though they die; They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise. And all Thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be Thine. 426 S. M. Heath. WATCHFULNESS AND PRAYER. 1 MY soul, be on thy guard; Ten thousand foes arise; And hosts of sin are pressing hard, To draw thee from the skies. 568 .. \v AT< ii rr LNESS. >h ! n\ atch, ami fight, and praj , The battle ne'er gii e o\ p; Renew it boldly every day, And help dh ine implore, 8 Ne'er think the \ ictory won, Nor once at ease nl down: Thy ardnoofl work will not be done. Till thon hast got thy crown. 427 S. B£J DoDDaiDOK. WATi IIR I.NES8. 1 V E servants of the Lord, Each in his office wait. Observant of His heavenly word, And watchful at II is gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame; Gird up your Loins, as In His Bight, For awful is His name. 3 Watch, 'tis your Lord's command; And while we speak, lie's near: Mark the first signal of His hand. And ready all appear. 4 O happy servant lie. In Buch a posture found! He shall his Lord with rapture sec. And he with honour crowned. 5 Christ shall the banquet spread, With His own bounteous hand. And raise that favoured servant's head Amidst tlf angelic band. PARTICULAR DUTIES. 428 L. M. Watts. CHRISTIAN CONSISTENCY. 1 SO let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad, The honours of our Saviour God ; When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, Passion and envy, lust and pride ; While justice, temperance, truth and love, Our inward piety approve. 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, The bright appearance of the Lord; And faith stands leaning on His word. 429 L. M. Watts. CHRISTIAN CAUTION. 1 IS it a thing of good report To squander life and time away? To cut the hours of duty short, While toys and follies waste the day? 2 Doth it become the Christian name, To venture near the tempter's door, To sort with men of evil frame, And yet presume to stand secure ? 3 Am I my own sufficient guard, While I expose my soul to shame? Can the short joys of sin reward The lasting blemish of my name? 570 ll \ ];nr A L DEVOTION. I < >ii ! iua\ it be 1 1 1 x constant choice, To walk with men of grace below, Till I arrive \\ bere heavenly joj - And never-fading honours grow. 430 C. M. EL M. William HAlilTl Al. DSVOTIOH. 1 WHILST Thee I Beek, protecting Tower! Be my ?ain wishes stilled: And may this consecrated boor With better hopes be filled. 2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed, To Thee my thoughts would Boar: Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed: That mercy I adore. 3 In each event of lite, how clear Thy ruling hand 1 seel Each blessing to my bou] most dear, Because conferred by Thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days. In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 5 "When gladness wings my favoured hour. Thy love my thoughts shall fill: Resigned, when Btorms of sorrow lower. My soul shall meet Thy will. 8 My lifted eye without 8 tear. The gathering storm shall b My steadfast heart shall know no fear; That heart will rest on Thee. 571 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 431 C. M. Hastings. WATCH AND PRAY. 1 THE Saviour bids us watch and pray, Through life's brief fleeting hour, And gives the Spirit's quickening ray To those who seek its power. 2 The Saviour bids us watch and pray, Maintain a warrior's strife ; Help, Lord, to hear Thy voice to-day ; Obedience is our life. 3 The Saviour bids us watch and pray, For soon the hour will come, That calls us from the earth away, To our eternal home. 4 O Saviour, we would watch and pray, And hear Thy sacred voice ; And walk as Thou hast marked the way, To heaven's eternal joys. 432 C. M. Newton. PERSEVERANCE. 1 EEJOICE, believer, in the Lord, Who makes your cause His own; The hepe that's built upon His word Can ne'er be overthrown. 2 Though many foes beset your road, And feeble is your arm: Your life is hid with Christ in God, Beyond the reach of harm. 3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint, Or, fainting, shall not die; Jesus, the strength of every saint, Will aid you from on Irish. 572 i.i. \ \ i \ G 0 N C ii i; ist. i Aj surely as II«' overcame, And triumphed once for yon ; So sorely, you, that bve His Dame, Shall triumph in Him t<><>. 433 1.. M. Watts. « BUS! OUR BTRKNOTH. 1 LET me but hear my Saviour say. Strength sliall be equal to thy day: Then I rejoice in deep distress, Leaning <>n all Bufficienl grace. 2 I glory in infirmity, That Christ's own power may real on me; When I am weak, then am I strong, Grace is my shield and Christ my *ong. 3 J can do all tilings, or can bear All Bufferings, it' my Lord be there; Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains, While His Kit hand my head sustains. 4 But if the Lord be once withdrawn. And we attempt the work alone, When new temptations spring and rise, We find how great our weakness is. 434 C. M. Haweis. SUBMISSION. 1 SUBMISSIVE to Thy will, my God, I all to Thee resign ; And bow before Thy chastening rod. I mourn, but not repine. 2 Why should my foolish heart complain, When wisdom, truth, and love Direct the stroke, inflict the pain. And point to jovs above. 573 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 3 How short are all my sufferings here, How needful every cross! Away, my unbelieving fear, Nor call my gain, my loss. 4 Then give, clear Lord, or take away, I'll bless Thy sacred name; My Jesus, yesterday, to-day, For ever is the same! 435 C. M. Toplady, SICKNESS SWEETENED. 1 WHEN languor and disease invade This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look beyond my pains, And long to fly away. 2 Sweet to look inward, and attend The whispers of His love; Sweet to look upward to the place Where Jesus pleads above. 3 Sweet to look back, and see my name, In life's fair book set down ; Sweet to look forward, and behold Eternal joys my own. 4 Sweet to reflect, how grace divine, My sins on Jesus laid ; Sweet to remember, that His blood My debt of suffering paid. 5 Sweet in His righteousness to stand, Which saves from second death ; Sweet t' experience, day by day. His Spirit's quickening breath. 574 SUBMISSION. 6 Sweet on His faithfulness to rest, Whose love can never end : Sweet on His covenant of grace. For all things to depend. 7 Sweet in the confidence of faith, To trust His firm decrees ; Sweet to lie passive in His hands, And know no will but His. 8 If such the sweetness of the streams, "What must the fountain be, Where saints and angels draw their bliss Immediately from Thee! 436 C. M. Greene. IT IS THE LORD. 1 IT is the Lord, enthroned in light, Whose claims are all divine; Who has an undisputed right To govern me and mine. 2 It is the Lord, should I distrust, Or contradict His will? Who cannot do but what is just, And must be righteous still. 3 It is the Lord, who gives me all My wealth, my friends, my ease; And of His bounties may recall Whatever part He please. 4 It is the Lord, who can sustain Beneath the heaviest load, From whom assistance I obtain To tread the thorny road. 5 It is the Lord, whose matchless skill Can from afflictions raise Matter, eternity to fill With ever growing praise. 575 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 6 It is the Lord, my covenant God, Thrice blessed be His name! Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood, Must ever be the same. 7 His covenant will my soul defend, Should nature's self expire ; And the great Judge of all descend In awful flames of fire. 8 And can my soul, with hopes like these, Be sullen, or repine? No, gracious God, take what Thou please, I'll cheerfully resign. 437 C- ^- Doddridge. PRAISE FOR RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS. 1 MY God, Thy service well demands The remnant of my days ; Why was this fleeting breath renewed, But to renew Thy praise? 2 Thine arms of everlasting love Did this weak frame sustain ; When life was hovering o'er the grave, And nature sunk with pain. 3 Calmly I bowed my fainting head On Thy dear faithful breast; Pleased to obey my Father's call To His eternal rest. 4 Into Thy hands, my Saviour God, Did I my soul resign ; In Arm dependence on that truth, Which made salvation mine. 576 BUBM1S8I0N DNDER BEREAA EMENT. Bads from the borders of the grave, At Thy command I conic: Nor will 1 nrge ■ speedier flight, To my celestial home. 6 Where Thou determines! mine abode, There would 1 choose to be j For in Thy presence death is life. And earth is heayen with Th( 438 (- ^" DODDKII",) . submission* VM'ii: r.i imavkmi nt. 1 PEACE! 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand That blasts OUT JOVB in death ; Changes the visage once so dear. Ami gathers hack the breath. 2 Ti> He. the Potentate supreme Of all the worlds above, Whose steady compels wisely role, Nor firom their purpose move. 3 Tis He, whose justice might demand Our souls a sacrifice ; Yet scatters with unwearied hand A thousand rich supplies. 4 Our covenant God and Father lie. In Christ our bleeding Lord ; Whose grace can heal the bursting heart With one reviving word. 5 Silent we own Jehovah's name. We kiss the scourging hand: And yield our comforts and our life To Thy supreme command. 25 r,:: PARTICULAR DUTIES. 439 10s- and lls- Newton. UNBELIEF REBUKED. 1 BEGONE, unbelief, my Saviour is near; And for nay relief will surely appear; By prayer let me wrestle, and He will perform, With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm. 2 Though dark be my way, since He is my guide, 'Tis mine to obey, 'tis His to provide: Though cisterns be broken, and creatures all fail, The word He has spoken shall surely prevail. 3 His love in time past forbids me to think He '11 leave me at last in trouble to sink : Each sweet Ebenezer, I have in review, Confirms His good pleasure to help me quite through. 4: Determined to save, He watched o'er my path; When, Satan's blind slave, I sported with death : And can He have taught me to trust in His name, And thus far have brought me, to put me to shame? 5 Why should I complain of want or distress, Temptation or pain ? He told me no loss : The heirs of salvation, 1 know from His word, Through much tribulation must follow their Lord. 6 How bitter that cup no heart can conceive, Which He drank quite up, that sinners might live! His way was much rougher and darker than mine; Did Jesus thus suffer, and shall I repine? 7 Since all that I meet shall work for my good; The bitter is sweet, the medicine is food ; Though painful at present, 'twill cease before long. And then; oh! how pleasant the conqueror's song! BBS [G N AT I ON. 440 ' CM. Hikyiy: BxDDOKE. i:i>n.NATi()\ to tin: will ()!• QOD. 1 THROUGH all the downward tracts of time, God's watchful eye surreys; Oh! who so wise to choose our lot, Or regulate our ways! 2 I cannot doubt His bounteous love, (Jnmeasurably kind; To His unerring, gracious will, Be every wish resigned. 3 Good when lie gives, supremely good, Nor less when !!<■ denies; E'en crosses from Bis sovereign hand Are blessings in disguise. 4: Here perfect bliss can ne'er be found; The honev's mixed with gall; 'Midst changing scenes and dying friends, Be Tliou my all in all. 441 C. M. Steele. THE DEVOUT REQUEST. 1 FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss Tli y sovereign will denies ; Accepted at Thy throne of grace, Let this petition rise. 2 "Give me a calm, a thankful heart, From every murmur free; The blessings of Thy grace impart, And make me live to Thee. 579 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 3 Let the sweet hope that I am Thine, My life and death attend: Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end." 442 7s- Hastings. USE OF MEDITATION 1 CHKISTIAN, would'st thou know the joy Pure religion can impart? Let her truths thy mind employ, Firmly fix thy roving heart, Till her radiance round thee shine, "With an influence all divine. 2 Think, who fills a Father's throne; How in righteousness He reigns; What perfections He hath shown, And unchangeable remains: Countless worlds proclaim His power, And His glorious name adoro. 3 Think of all that heavenly grace, Which in Christ, the Lord, appears, Till the vision of His face, A celestial glory wears ; While the eye of faith may view Wonders still for ever new. 4 Think upon that Spirit pure, Who the love of God reveals; Shows the promise ever sure, And, within, His witness seals: Think upon His hallowed name, Till His love thy soul inflame. :.m» H KAY i:.\ l.V MI M»KD\ B8S, k)d is holj, just ami good, Tlmu art Miit'ul, \\r;ik and \ i!e ; Blessings by ELlb band bestowed, Round thy habitation Bmili These should charm thy heaii to love. These should fix thy thoughts above. 8 Dost thou now in sadness mourn. And the tear of anguish sbed I Child of hope, to (iod nturn ; Lit't on high thy drooping head: Kays celestisJ round thee shine) Heaven and all its joys are thine. 443 L. M. Wnxs. HEAVINI.V MINDKDM B8. 1 Oil! that my grovelling thoughts could rise, And rot on things above the sky Where Christ, my Lord, in glory bright, clothed in robes Of heavenly light ! 2 Why should my heart descend so low. To brood on earth, a world of wo. While heaven, where endless pleasures roll, Waits to entrance the new-born soul. 3 Sickly, and weak, and languid, I Now flutter and attempt t<» flyj But earth, and sense, and guilt combined Hang heavily upon my mind. 4 Saviour, let Thine attractions be But felt in all their force by me, Then shall T mount on wings of love, And fix, and dwell on things above, 581 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 444 ^ s- and 6s- Ceknicjc BREATUIXG AFTER HEAVEN. 1 KISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings, Thy better portion trace; Rise from transitory things, Toward heaven, thy native place. Sun, and moon, and stars decay, Time shall soon this earth remove ; Rise, my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above. 2 Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course; Fires ascending seek the sun, Both speed them to their source : So a soul that 's born of God, Pants to view His glorious face; Upward tends to His abode, To rest in His embrace. 3 Fly me riches, fly me cares, While I that coast explore; Flattering world, with all thy snares, Solicit me no more. Pilgrims fix not here their home, Strangers tarry but a night; When the last dear morn is come, They '11 rise to joyful light. 4 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn, Press onward to the prize; Soon the Saviour will return, Triumphant in the skies : There we '11 join the heavenly train, Welcome to partake the bliss; Fly from sorrow and from pain, To realms of endless peace. 582 FOLLOWING chkist. 145 E. M. icbi.ll's Coll. rOLLOWIMG I BKBT. 1 L< )( )lv np to yonder world, myriads roond the throne! Each bean :i golden harp, And wears a glorious crown: With zeal they strike the sacred lyre, And strive to raise their praises higher. 2 Believing in II is name, They in His footsteps trod; His righteousness their hope, Their only plea His Mood; Lo! now they reign with Him above, Behold His face, and sing His love. 3 And shall we not aspire, Like them, our course to run? The crown if we would wear That crown must first be won: Divinely taught, they showed the way, First to believe and then obey. 446 8s- and 6s. Hastings. hi:avi:m.y-ml\I)EDNESS. 1 'WITH eyes of faith and wings of love My soul would upward rise; And converse hold with things above, Ami all that heavenly influence prove, Which grace divine supplies. 2 But sin will oft my heart betray. And cares from morn till e'en Command my labouring thoughts away. And my affections far astray From happiness and heaven. 583 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 3 Heaven is the portion of my soul, My treasure and my joy ; There's naught on earth, from pole to pole, Where mountains rise or oceans roll, That should my heart employ. 4 Upward, still upward, let me soar, While in this vale of tears; Till earthly cares and toils are o'er, And sin shall wound my heart no more, When heaven itself appears. 447 c- ^- Doddridge. A CHRISTIAN LIFE. 1 THRICE happy souls, who, born from heaven, While yet they sojourn here, Do all their days writh God begin, And spend them in His fear. 2 'Midst hourly cares, may love present Its incense to Thy throne ; And while the world our hands employs, Our hearts be Thine alone. 3 As sanctified to noblest ends Be each refreshment sought ; And by each various providence Some wise instruction brought. 4 When to laborious duties called, Or by temptations tried, We '11 seek the shelter of Thy wings, And in Thy strength confide. 5 As different scenes of life arise, Our grateful hearts would be With Thee, amidst the social band, In solitude with Thee. 584 I 0 \ t i: \ I m i: \ 6 In Bolid, pure delights like t Let all m\ days be past ; Nor .-hall 1 then i in j »;it it-n t wi>h, Nor shall I fear the Last 448 L. M. Beddokb. 0ONTEN1 Mi -\ r. 1 FOUNTAIN of blessing, ever Messed, Enriching all, of all possessed ; ^^»v whom the whole creation's fed, Give me, each daj, my daily bread. 2 To Thee my wry lite I owe, From Thee do all my comforts flow; And r\.T\ blessing which I need, Must from Thy bounteous hand proceed. 3 Great things are not what I desire, Nor dainty moat, nor rich attire; I ontent with little would I be; That little. Lord, must eome from Thee. 4 While wicked men, with all their store. Are ev< r grasping after more; With Amur's wish I 'm satisfied, Nor grudge them all the world beside. 449 CM. Watts. JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 1 COME, let us search our ways and try: Have they been jnsl and rightl I> the great rule of equity Our practice and delight! 2 What we would have our neighbour do, Have we done still the B&meJ And ne'er delayed to pay his due. Nor injured his £ood name? 25* 585 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 3 In all we sell, in all we buy, Is justice our design? Do we remember God is nigh, And fear the wrath divine? 4 In vain we talk of Jesus' blood, And boast His name in vain, If we can slight the laws of God, And prove unjust to men. 450 C. M. Watts. GRATITUDE. 1 ROW can I sink with such a prop As my eternal God, "Who bears the earth's huge pillars up, And spreads the heavens abroad ? 2 How can I die while Jesus lives. Who rose and left the dead ? Pardon and grace my soul receives, From mine exalted Head. 3 All that I am, and all I have, Shall be for ever Thine ! Whate'er my duty bids me give, My cheerful hands resign. 4 Yet if I might make some reserve, And duty did not call, I love my God with zeal so great, That I would give Him all. e>- 451 C. M. Bathurst. OF THINE OWN WE GIVE THEE. 1 LORD, when our offerings we present Before Thy gracious throne, We but return what Thou hast lent, And give Thee of Thine own. 5S6 CHARITY. 9 The power and willingness, to give, Alike proceed from Tl .- We >till are debtors, since we live Only by Thy decree. 3 Ourselves, our all, to Thee we owe; And If we come behind What others of their wealth bestow, Accent our willing mind. 4 O Lord, our contributions bli For their appointed end; And crown with happiest success, The cause that we befriend. 452 S. M. E. Scott. THE THANKFUL OFFERING. 1 THY bounties, gracious Lord, With gratitude we own: We bless Thy providential grace, Which showers its blessings down. 2 With joy the people bring Their offerings round Thy throne; With thankful souls behold we pay A tribute of Thy own. 3 Accept this humble mite, Great Sovereign Lord of all; Xor let our numerous mingling shis, The fragrant ointment spoil. 4 Let a Redeemer's blood Diffuse its virtues wide; Hallow and cleanse our every gift, And all our follies hide. 5 Oh ! may this sacrifice To Thee the Lord ascend, An odour of a sweet perfume. Presented by His hand. PARTICULAR DUTIES. 0 "Well pleased, our God shall view The products of His grace ; And in a plentiful reward Fulfil His promises. 453 L. M. Griffin's Sel. CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP. 1 THE gold and silver are the Lord's, And every blessing earth affords; All come from His propitious hand, And must return at His command. 2 The blessings which I now enjoy, 1 must for Christ and souls employ ; For if I use them as my own, My Lord will soon call in His loan. 3 "When I to Him in want apply, He never does my suit deny; And shall I then refuse to give, Since I so much from Him receive? 4 Shall Jesus leave the realms of day, And clothe Himself in humble clay, Shall He become despised and poor, To make me rich for evermore ? 5 And shall I wickedly withhold, To give my silver and my gold ? To aid a cause my soul approves, And save the sinners Jesus loves? 6 Expand my heart, incline me, Lord, To give the whole I can afford; That, what Thy bounty renders mine, I may with cheerful hands resign. 588 (II A R [TY. 454 '- ^- Gibbons. GHABITT i \i BHT ftl OKKBT'fl I \ ami-i.i . 1 WHEN Jesus dwell in mortal clay, sVhat were Eis works from day to day, P>ut miracles <>f power and grace, That spread salvation through owt rseefl 2 Teach as, () Lord, to keep in view Thy pattern, and Thy steps pursue; Let alms bestowed, let kindness done, Be witnessed by each rolling Bun. 3 That man may breathe, but never lives, Who much receive-, but nothing gi Whom none can love, whom none can thank; Creation's blot, creation'.- blank : 4 But he who marks, from clay to day. In generous acts, his radiant way, Treads the same path his Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God. 455 C. M. Doddridge. RELIEVING CHRIST IN HIS MEMI',1 BBS. 1 JESUS, my Lord, how rich Thy grace! Thy bounties how complete ! How shall I count the matchless sum? How pay the mighty debt? 2 High on a throne of radiant light Dost Thou exalted shine; What can my poverty bestow When all the worlds are Thine? 3 But Thou hast brethren here below, The partners of Thy grace; And wilt confess their humble names Before Tliv Father's face. 5S9 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 4 In them Thou mayest be clothed and fed, And visited and cheered; And in their accents of distress, My Saviours voice is heard. 5 Thy face, with reverence and with love, We in Thy poor would see; Oh ! let us rather beg our bread Than keep it back from Thee! 45Q L. M. Rtptox. CHARITY ENFORCED. 1 OH! what stupendous mercy shines Around the majesty of heaven! Eebels He deigns to call His sons, Their souls renewed, their sins forgiven. 2 Go, imitate the grace divine, The grace that blazes like a sun; Hold forth your fair, though feeble light, Through all your lives let mercy run. 3 Upon your bounty's willing wings, Swift fly your gifts and charity; The hungry feed, the naked clothe, To pain and sickness help apply. 4 Pity the weeping widow's woe, And be her counsellor and stay ; Adopt the fatherless, and smooth To useful, happy life, his way. 5 Let age, with want and weakness bowed, Your bowels of compassion move ; Let e'en your enemies be blessed, Their hatred recompensed with love. 6 When all is done, renounce your deeds, Renounce self-righteousness with scorn; Thus will you glorify your God, And thus the Christian name adorn. 5t*U C n A BITT. 457 I M. DoDDWDOB. ( IIKIMIAN B1 MI'AIIIY. 1 FATHER of mercies, send Thy grace, All powerful, from aboi «■. T. i form in our obedient bouIs, The image of Thy Love. 2 Oh! may OUT sympathising breasts The generous pleasure know. Kindly to share in others1 joy, And weep tor others1 woe I 3 Not like the Lerite and the Priest, Who saw, with hearts <>t' stone, Their neighbour groaning in distress, And left him still alone. 4 "When the most helpless sons of grief In sorrows low are laid ; Soft he our hearts their pains to feel, And swit't our hands to aid. 5 So Jesus looked on dying men, When throned above the skies; And, 'midst th' embraces of His God, lie felt compassion rise. 6 On wings of love the Saviour flew. To raise as from the ground ; And Bhed the richest of His blood, A balm for every wound. 458 C. M. Straphan. BLESSEDNESS OF CHARITY. 1 BLESSED is the man whose heart expands At melting pity's call ; And the rich blessings of whose hands Like heavenly manna fall. 591 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 2 Mercy, descending from above, In softest accents pleads ; Oh ! may each tender bosom move, When mercy intercedes ! 3 Be ours the bliss in wisdom's way To guide untutored youth ; And lead the mind that went astray, To virtue and to truth. 4 Children our kind protection claim. And God will well approve. When infants learn to lisp His name, And their Creator love. 5 Delightful work young souls to win, And turn the rising race From the deceitful paths of sin, To seek redeeming grace. 6 Almio'htv God, Thv influence shed To aid this good design ; The honours of Thy name be spread. And all Thy glory shine. 459 C. P. M. Bradberry. CHARITY TO UNTAUGHT CHILDREN. 1 NOW let our hearts conspire to raise A cheerful anthem to His praise. Who reigns enthroned above : Let music, sweet as incense, rise, With grateful odours to the skies ; The work of joy and love. 2 How many children, Lord, we see In ignorance and misery, Unprincipled, untaught ! Shall they continue still to lie In ignorance and misery I We cannot bear the thought. 59-2 i; i: i i K i: M i:\ t. 3 We feel ;i sympathizing heart ; Lord, 't is a pleasure to impart. To Thee Thine own we ^i\ e \ Hear Thou OUT en , and pitying Oh I let these children live to TheeJ oh I let these children livel 460 c. m. own r. COMMUNION WITH GOD IN RETIREMENT. 1 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wa^es still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree: And seem by Thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee. 3 Then, if Thy Spirit touch the soul. And grace her mean abode, Oh ! with what peace and joy and love, She there communes with (rod! 4 There, like the nightingale, she pours Her solitary lays; Nor asks a witness of her song, Nor thirsts for human praise. 461 Q M. P. H. Brown. EVENING TWILIGUT. 1 I LOYE to steal awhile awav From every cumbering care. And spend the hours of setting day. In humble, grateful prayer. 593 PARTICULAR DUTIES. 2 I love in solitude to shed The penitential tear, And all II is promises to plead Where none but God can hear. 3 I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore, And all my cares and sorrows cast On Him whom I adore. 4 I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven ; The prospect doth my strength renew, While here by tempests driven. 5 Thus when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day. 462 C- M- Xewton. PASSAGE THROUGH LIFE. 1 WE seek a rest beyond the skies, In everlasting day ; Through floods and flames the passage lies, But Jesus guards the way. 2 The swelling flood and raging flame, Hear and obey His word ; Then let us triumph in His name, Our Saviour is the Lord. 463 us. J. t. THE PILGRIM OF ZIOX. L SAD pilgrim of Zion, though chastened awhile. Through this dark vale of tears, hope bids thee to smile ; Far spent is the night ; see approaching the day That calls thee from sorrow and sighing away. ^ 594 * PI LOBl US. •j N<> tear of repentance, dot wave of the storm, Not a cloud shall e'er darken the light <>i' that morn, Where tin- sun Beta no more, but for ever shall shine, [Jnanllied in beauty, in glory divine. B White thy robe, washed in blood, the price that was given; To redeem thee from earth, and raise thee to heaven ; Where love blooms in peace, and blessed joys feast thy Bight, Where God is thy glory, the Lord thy delight. 4 O Pilgrim, till then be thou instant in prayer, Life's sorrows and pains thy Redeemer will bear; Reposing in death, still the love that ne'er dies, Sheds light to conduct thee in peace to the skies. 4(34: ^* ^' ^" ICOHTGOMBBT. PILGRIMS TO THE LAND OF TROMI-1 . 1 TIIL^S tar on life's perplexing path, Thus far, thou, Lord, our steps hast led; Snatched from the world's pursuing wrath, Unharmed though floods hung o'er our head; Like ransomed Israel on the shore, Here then we pause, look back, adore. 2 Strangers and pilgrims here below, Like all our fathers in their day. We to the land of promise go, Lord, by Thine own appointed way; Still guide, illumine, cheer our flight, In cloud by dav, in tiro by night. 3 Safety Thy presence is, and rest, AVhile, as the eagle o'er her brood PARTICULAR DUTIES. Flutters her pinions, stirs the nest, Covers, defends, provides them food, Bears on her wings, instructs to fly, Thy love prepares us for the sky. 4 Protect us through the wilderness, From fiery serpents, plague, and foe; With bread from heaven Thy people bless, And living streams where'er we go; Nor let our rebel hearts repine, Or follow any voice but Thine. 5 Thy holy law to us proclaim, But not from Sinai's top alone; Hid in the rock-cleft, be Thy name, Thy power and all Thy goodness shown ; And may we never bow the knee, Nor worship any God but Thee. 6 When we have numbered all our years, And stand at length on Jordan's brink, Though the flesh fail with mortal fears, Oh ! let not then the spirit sink : But strong in faith, and hope, and love, Plunge through the stream to rise above. 465 L- M- Fawcett. TEMPTATIONS. 1 THUS far my God has led me on, And made His truth and mercy known ; My hopes and fears alternate rise, And comforts mingle with my sighs. 2 Through this wide wilderness I roam, Far distant from my blissful home; Lord, let Thy presence be my stay, And guard me in this dangerous way. 596 v \ m I i.v VOW. 8 Temptations every where annoy, Ami uni and nam my peace destroy; M\ earthly joyi are from bm tern, And ofl ai absent Gkkl 1 mourn. •1 Mv boo! with various tempeatfl tossed, IKt hopes o'erturned, her projects crossed; i every day new straits attend, And wonden where the scene will end. 6 Lb this, dear Lord, that thorny road Which leads us to the mount of God? Are these the toils Thy people know, While in the wilderness below? 6 T is even BO, Hi J faithful love Doth all Thy children's graces prove; Tis thus our pride and self must fall, That Jesus may be All in all. 466 C. P. M. C. Wesley. TOE FAMILY VOW. 1 I AND my house will serve the Lord: But first, obedient to His word, I must myself appear.; By actions, words, and temper, show That I my heavenly Master know, And serve with heart sincere. 2 1 mast the fair example set; From those that on my pleasure wait, Each stumbling-block remove : Their duty by my lite explain; And still in all my works maintain The dignity of love. 597 THE CHURCH. 3 Easy to be entreated, mild, Quickly appeased and reconciled, A follower of my God ; A saint, indeed, I long to be, And lead my faithful family In the celestial road. 4 Lord, if Thou didst the wish infuse, A vessel fitted for Thy use, Into Thy hands receive ; "Work in me both to will and do, And show them how believers true And real Christians live. THE CHURCH. 467 L. M. Beddome. THE CHURCH. 1 SHOUT! for the blessed Jesus reigns. Through distant lands His triumphs spread; And sinners, freed from endless pains, Own Him their Saviour and their head. 2 He calls His chosen from afar, They all at Zion's gate arrive ; Those who were dead in sin before, By sovereign grace are made alive. 3 Gentiles and Jews His laws obey, Xations remote their offerings bring, And, unconstrained, their homage pay To their exalted God and King. S98 II B R GLOB J B B. 4 Oh! may His holj church Increase, His Word and Spirit still prevail ; While angels celebrate His praise, And saints His growing glories hail! 5 Loud hallelujahs to tin- Lamb, From all below and all above J In lofty songs exalt His name, In songs as Lasting as His love. 468 8s. and 7s. NxWTOV. THE GLORIES OF THE CHURCH. 1 GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, eity of our God ; He, whose word can m-'er be broken, Chose thee for His own abode. On the Rock of Ages founded, Who can shake her sure repose? With salvation's wall surrounded, She can smile at all her foes, 2 See the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love. Well supply her sons and daughters, And the fear of want remove: Who can faint, while such a river Onward flows her thirst t' assuage, Grace, which, like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and tire appear, For a glory and a covering, Showing that the Lord is near. Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God ; He, whose word can ne'er be broken, Forms thee for His own abode. 590 THE CHURCH. 40Q L. M. Watts. THE CHTRCH THE GARDEN OF GOD. 1 WE are a garden, walled around, Chosen and made peculiar ground; A little spot enclosed by grace, Out of the world's wide wilderness. 2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand, Planted by God the Father's hand, And all our springs in Zion flow, To make the young plantation grow. 3 Awake, O heavenly wind, and come, Blow on this garden of perfume, Spirit divine, descend and breathe A gracious gale on plants beneath. 4 Make our best spices flow abroad, To entertain our Saviour, God; Let faith, and love, and joy. appear, And every grace be active here. 470 12s. and lis. Edmestox. THE HOUSE OF GOD. 1 THERE 'S a refuge of peace, from the tempests that beat, From the dark clouds that threaten, the wild wind that blows ; A holy, a sweet, and a lovely retreat, A spring of refreshment, a place of repose. 2 Tis the house of my God, 'tis the dwelling of prayer, 'T is the temple all hallowed by blessing and praise ; If sorrow and faithlessness conquer me there. My heart to the throne of His grace I can raise. N B w m j;m BBB8. :: For a refuge like this, oh! what praise* are due, For a rest bo serene, for a covert bo fair ; Ah, why are the seasons of worship bo few 1 Ah, why arc s«> seldom the meetings of prai er I 471 L. M. Newton. admission or Mnopts. 1 KINDRED in Christ, for His clear sake, A hearty welcome here receive; May we together uow partake The joys which He alone can give. 2 To you and us, by grace *t is given, To know the Saviour's precious name; And shortly we shall meet in heaven. Our hope, our way, our end the same. 3 May He, by whose kind care we meet, Send Bis good Spirit from above, Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with love. 4 We'll talk of all He did and said, And suffered for us here below ; The path He marked for us to tread, And what His mercy will bestow. 5 Thus as the moments pass away, Well love, and wonder, and adore, And think upon that glorious day When we shall meet to part no more. 472 L. M. P. II. Beowh. YOUNG CONVERTS WELCOMKD. 1 WELCOME, ye hopeful heirs of heaven, To this rich gospel feast of love ; This pledge is but the prelude given To that immortal feast above. ^ 601 THE CMUKOH. 2 How great the blessing, thus to meet Around the sacramental board, And hold, by faith, communion sweet With Christ, our dear and common Lord. 3 And if so sweet this feast below, What will it be to meet above, Where all we see, and feel, and know, Are fruits of everlasting love. 4 Soon shall we tune the heavenly lyre, Whilst listening worlds the song approve ; Eternity itself expire, Ere we exhaust the theme of love. 473 c. m. Wilks church's appeal. 1 WHY shouldst thou linger to obey Thy Saviour's great command? Why from His blessed gospel feast At awful distance stand? 2 Why shouldst thou not His death record, And with His people join, To take the sacramental bread, And sacramental wine? 3 Why shouldst thou say, "I am too young f Or fear thou art unfit? Shouldst thou not love the Saviour's name, And to His yoke submit? 4 Why shouldst thou hesitate to go, And friendly counsel take? His servants may resolve thy doubts, And words of comfort speak. 5 Arise, arise, go, seek advice; And if thou art sincere, With haste obey thy dying Lord, And with His saints appear. 602 1- < >K M I \(. <>r' A (11 I U < II. 474 EL M. Doddbtoob. AT TIIK mi: MING OF A OHUEOH. 1 GREAT Father of mankind. We bless that wondrous grace, Which could for Gin tile- find Within Thy courts a place; How kind the care For us to raise Our God displays, A house of prayer! 2 Though once estranged far, We n<»w approach the throne; For Jesus brings us near. And makes our cause His own ; Strangers no more, To Thee we come, And find our home, And rest secure. 3 To Thee our souls we join, And love Thy sacred name; No more our own, but Thine, We triumph in Thy claim : Our Father King, Thy covenant grace, Our souls embrace, Thy titles sing. ± Here in Thy house we feast On dainties all divine ; And while such sweets we taste, With joy our faces shine: Incense shall rise From flames of love, And God approve The sacrifice. 5 May all the nations throng To worship in Thy house! And Thou attend the song, And smile upon their vows: Indulgent still, Till earth conspire To join the choir On Zion's hill ! 803 THE CHUKOli. WORSHIP. 475 s- M- Beddome. PrBLIC WORSHIP. 1 HOW pleased was I to hear The friends of Zion say, Now to her courts let us repair And keep the solemn day. 2 Hither the rich and poor Their various offerings bring, And in harmonious strains adore Their Maker and their King. 3 Here beams of mercy shine, And streams of goodness flow; Here we may feast on joys divine, And taste of heaven below. 4 Here I would ever stay Or, if I must remove, Come, angels, bear me swift away, To brighter scenes above. 476 $s-> 7s. and 4s. Madan's Coll. AT THE CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 1 LORD, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; Let us each, Thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace; Oh ! refresh us, Travelling through this wilderness! 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For Thy gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of Thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound ! May Thy presence With us evermore be found! r k a \ 1; i:. 3 So, whene'er the signal's given, [Ja from earth to call away; Borne od angels' wings to heaven, ( rlad to l«'a\ e onr cnmbrons clay. May we, ready, Rise and reign in endless day! PRAYER. 477 C. 11 Newtojt. confii>i:.\